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Charlie Chaplin - City Lights
Film Description Comedy-drama in which Charlie's tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl. When he discovers that her sight can be restored, he tries to raise money for an eye operation. Sentimental maybe, but sparkling with scarcely diminished brilliance, the famous moving finale should have the most hardened cynic gulping.
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DVD Extras Two discs; Introduction; Chaplin Today - City Lights (26 mins)- Documentary by Serge Bromberg with the participation of Peter Lord; Outtakes; The Champion (1915); Shooting - On the set of the famous scene in which Charlie and the flower girl first meet; Georgia Hale screen test; The Dream Prince; Chaplin rehearses a scene; Footage of Chaplin & boxing stars visiting his studios; Footage of Winston Churchill visiting the studios; Chaplin Speaks! (for the first time on film); Trip to Bali; Trailers; Film Posters; Photo gallery; Chaplin Collection trailer.
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Review by Bob Lemkowitz on 3rd January 2005 I worked on Countess From Hong Kong as Best Boy, part of the IATSE crew Local 52. Seeing Mr. Chaplin in person was the greatest thrill of my life. Watching him off camera a very isolated man, a very elegant man and after all these years he made an impression on me that still lingers.... an extraordinary person to be near, it was as though he walked with a magnetic or electrical field surrounding him. I now know the real meaning of CHARISMA !
Review by Wolfram Parge on 15th April 2002 Still looming largely as one of the greatest films of all time, City Lights will make adults laugh and cry all over again. Charlie Chaplin works pure movie magic in his story of the blind flower girl who falls in love with what she belives to be a wealthy man, after she hears the car door shut on an expensive limousine. It is in fact the Little Tramp who is her real benefactor, mistaken for a genleman, and after falling in love with her, tries to raise money for an operation to restore her sight. Charlie’s friendship with a drunken millionaire takes him to the heights of city life, brawling nights out on the town, and a hilarious boxing scene in which he tries to win a prizefight for his girl. Charm, wit and endless humour are just part of the magical and moving experience that is City Lights, showcasting one of the greatest endings ever. Enjoy this wonderful film, which will make you wish you were there!
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Sight and Sound Critics Choice 2002 Including: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Andrei Rublev, Au Hasard Balthazar, Bicycle Thieves, Breathless (Godard, 1959), Charlie Chaplin - City Lights, Fanny and Alexander, Fellinis 8 1/2, Intolerance, Ivan The Terrible (Parts 1 & 2).
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