Comedy doesn't require any effort at all. That seems to be the mindset of the Academy jurors who often prefer drama. However, everyone wants a smile. Laughter makes the world go round.

The Gold Rush
Charles Chaplin, USA, 1925.
82 minutes.

In THE GOLD RUSH, there are no traces of the biting humor that Charlie Chaplin puts in large doses in later works like "Modern Times". Viewers would cheer for the diminutive tramp's quest for sudden affluence in the snowy peaks - and the heart of a bar gal who is waiting for her knight in shining armor.

1998 American Film Institute 100 Greatest American Movies. 1991 Library of Congress U.S. National Film Registry. 1926 Kinema Junpo Awards Best Foreign Language Film (win).

Direction: Charles Chaplin. Production: Charles Chaplin. Screenplay: Charles Chaplin. Cinematography: Roland H. "Rollie" Totheroh, Jack Wilson. Editing: Charles Chaplin. Art Direction: Charles Hall. Musical Score: Charles Chaplin. Cast: Charles Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, Malcolm Waite.

Tronong Ginto
Roxlee, Philippines, 2004.
105 minutes.

A treasure hunter looks for the Golden Throne guarded by a menacing wild hermit. The surrealist sequel to the Super-8 classic "Tronong Puti."

1st Prize 2004 Gawad CCP Special Award Experimental Category.

Direction: Roxlee. Production: Filmless Films. Screenplay: Roxlee. Cinematography: Khavn dela Cruz. Editing: Gatla Gunawin. Cast: Vim Nadera, Roxlee, Gigi Duque.

Chance
Amber Benson, USA, 2002.
70 minutes.