Honouring escapism: Charlie Chaplin conquers the Dardanelles

There’s more to what the arts can offer the World War I centenary than war movies. Fantasy has its own history to celebrate.
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Image via Charlie Chaplin website

In this centenary year of Gallipoli the networks are counting on big ratings for a rash of new films on a tired theme. We have previously argued that the Australian obsession with Gallipoli is an unsatisfactory way to portray the experience of World War I and a failure to produce original creative responses to the anniversary.

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Deborah Stone
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Deborah Stone is a Melbourne journalist and communications professional. She is a former Editor of ArtsHub and a former Fairfax feature writer.