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Silent comedy is a style of film, related to but distinct from mime, invented to bring comedy into the medium of film in the silent film era (1900s–1920s) before a synchronized soundtrack which could include talking was technologically available for the majority of films. Silent comedy is still practiced, albeit much less frequently, and it has influenced comedy in modern media as well.

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  • La comedia muda es un subgénero cinematográfico que consiste en llevar la comedia al cine en su época muda (1900s-1920s) antes de que una banda sonora sincronizada fuera tecnológicamente factible para la mayoría de las películas. La comedia muda todavía se practica aunque con mucha menos frecuencia pero ha influido en los medios de comunicación moderna. La comedia muda como la de Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, etc. enfatizaban el humor físico y visual, y lo que se conoce como gags, para contar una historia y entretener al espectador. Muchos de estos gags fueron formas exageradas de violencia, o incluso el , y llegó a ser llamado "slapstick". El término slapstick se refiere a un doble golpeando con un palo que hace un sonido fuerte sobre al contacto con otra persona. La "caída de espaldas", al resbalarse por pisar una cáscara de plátano, al empaparse con agua, al arrojar pasteles en la cara de uno, son clásicos ejemplos de slapsticks de los . (es)
  • Silent comedy is a style of film, related to but distinct from mime, invented to bring comedy into the medium of film in the silent film era (1900s–1920s) before a synchronized soundtrack which could include talking was technologically available for the majority of films. Silent comedy is still practiced, albeit much less frequently, and it has influenced comedy in modern media as well. Many of the techniques of silent comedy were borrowed from vaudeville traditions with many silent comedies such as Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin getting their start in vaudeville. Silent comedies often place heavy emphasis on visual and physical humors, often including "sight gags", to tell stories and entertain the viewer. Many of these physical gags are exaggerated forms of violence which came to be called "slapstick". The "prat fall", slipping on a banana peel, getting soaked with water, and getting a pie thrown in one's face are all classic examples of slapstick comedy devices. (en)
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  • La comedia muda es un subgénero cinematográfico que consiste en llevar la comedia al cine en su época muda (1900s-1920s) antes de que una banda sonora sincronizada fuera tecnológicamente factible para la mayoría de las películas. La comedia muda todavía se practica aunque con mucha menos frecuencia pero ha influido en los medios de comunicación moderna. (es)
  • Silent comedy is a style of film, related to but distinct from mime, invented to bring comedy into the medium of film in the silent film era (1900s–1920s) before a synchronized soundtrack which could include talking was technologically available for the majority of films. Silent comedy is still practiced, albeit much less frequently, and it has influenced comedy in modern media as well. (en)
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  • Comedia muda (es)
  • Silent comedy (en)
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