Charlie Chaplin

Starring: Harisree Asokan, Jagathi Sreekumar Director: PK Radhakrishnan Dvd Release: 25th March, 2002 Number Of Discs: 3 Format: Box set, Black & White, PAL, Silent, Region 0 Encoding

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Charles Spencer Chaplin was the most famous actor in early to mid Hollywood cinema & later also a notable director. a vagrant with the refined manners & dignity of a gentleman who wears a tight coat, oversized pants & shoes, a derby or bowler hat, a bamboo cane & his signature square mustache. Chaplin was one of the most creative personalities in the silent film era; he acted in, directed, scripted, produced & eventually scored his own films. He was born in Walworth, London, England to Charles, Sr. & Hannah Harriette Hill, both Music Hall entertainers. His parents separated soon after his birth, leaving him in the care of his increasingly-unstable mother. In 1896, she was unable to find work; Charlie & his older half-brother Sydney had to be left in the workhouse at Lambeth, moving after several weeks to Hanwell School for Orphans & Destitute Children. His father died an alcoholic when Charlie was 12 & his mother suffered a mental breakdown & was eventually admitted to the Cane Hill Asylum near Croydon. She died in 1928. Posters Of Charlie Chaplin

Here Charlie plays an old music hall entertainer who feels he has lost the ability to entertain people & make them laugh. Set in London but made in America, this was Chaplins last film made in the US. The theme is sensitive & yet at times quick & enthralling. Its an all English line up as Claire Bloom co-stars next to Charlie & plays her part with amazing grace & excellence. The end of the film sees Chaplin passing the flame of experience over to Claire. A great masterpiece from an English legend! A MUST buy!

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