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City lights

Call Number

  • DVD COMEDY (CEN)

Edition

DVD special edition.

Performers

Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2013]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (86 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

The most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent tale of a lovable vagrant falling for a young blind woman who sells flowers on the street and mistakes him for a millionaire. Though this Depression-era smash was made after the advent of sound, Chaplin remained steadfast in his love for the expressive beauty of the pre-talkie form.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1931.

Special features: audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance ; Chaplin today: "City lights," a 2003 documentary on the film, featuring Aardman animations cofounder Peter Lord ; Chaplin Studios: creative freedom by design, a new interview program featuring visual effets expert Craig Barron ; archival footage from the production of City lights, including film from the set, with audio commentary by Chaplin historian Hooman Mehran; a costume test; a rehearsal; and a complete scene not used in the film ; excerpt from Chaplin's short film The champion (1915), along with footage of the director with boxing stars at Chaplin Studios in 1918 ; trailers.

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