Friday, 12 October 2007

Small man, big boots

If I remember rightly, the only words Nijinsky was reported to have spoken during his first visit to London were "Little Tich, c'est un artist très grand, n'est-ce pas?"

This one-minute film may be the sole record we have of the vertically-challenged music-haller in action. Jacques Tati declared it the "foundation for everything that has been realised in comedy on screen." Do you agree?

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