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Limelight (Charlie Chaplin) (2 Discs)

Limelight (Charlie Chaplin) (2 Discs)

Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom & Nigel Bruce

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Special Features

 

  • 'Chaplin Today - Limelight': a documentary by Edgardo Cozarinsky with the participation of Bernardo Bertolucci (26 mins)
  • Introduction from David Robinson
  • Deleted scene: cut by Chaplin after the film's premiere, this scene contains a conversation between Calvero (Chaplin) and a one-armed man (4 mins)
  • 'Footlights': two excerpts from the original novel, read by Charles Chaplin (3 mins)
  • 'The Professor' (1919): in this uncompleted short, Chaplin played the role of a flea-trainer for the first time (7 mins)
  • 'Home Movies': the Chaplin family in the United States in the early '50's plus Chaplin's return to the places of his London childhood in 1959 (16 mins)
  • Photo gallery featuring 200 stills, preparatory sketches, Chaplin and Keaton by W. Eugene Smith
  • Scenes from films in the Chaplin Collection (23 mins)
  • Theatrical trailers (6 mins)
  • Interactive menu
  • Chapter selection

Review

 

Charles Chaplin's Limelight is a glimmering homage to what was, a proud look at a bygone entertainment era and a bittersweet tale of an artist passing the torch to a new generation. Chaplin portrays Calvero (the "tramp comedian" per an old theatrical poster in his room), who rescues a distraught ballerina from suicide and mentors her to success. Among the film's comedy highlights is a musical routine that's anything but routine in the hands of legend Chaplin and stoney-faced Buster Keaton. The extraordinary score by Chaplin, Raymond Rasch and Larry Russell earned the screen legend his only competitive Oscar.

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Technical Details

 

Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton & Norman Lloyd

Charlie Chaplin

Universal Suitable for All

1952

Fullscreen 4:3

English - Dolby Digital (1.0) Mono

English (Dolby Digital 5.1)

2 hours and 20 minutes (approx)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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