Buster Keaton - The Art of the Gag

A video essay breaking down how Buster Keaton built his visual gags and why his approach to comedy still shapes filmmakers a century later.

A sharp, joyful lesson in how silent-era genius Buster Keaton engineered laughs, with clips that still astonish.

Before Edgar Wright and Wes Anderson, before Chuck Jones and Jackie Chan, there was Buster Keaton, one of the founding fathers of visual comedy. And nearly 100 years after he first appeared onscreen, we’re still learning

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