| Description |
1 videodisc (86 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical rda |
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video file DVD video region 1 rda |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 680 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 680.
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| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.19:1). |
| Note |
Title from disc label. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. |
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Issued as part of a Blu-ray combo pack. |
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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 Cahplin 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 footae of the director with boxing stars at Chaplin Studios in 1918 ; trailers. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Roland Totheroh : music compser, Charles Chaplin ; musical direction, Alfred Newman ; editors, Charles Chaplin, Willar Nico. |
| Cast |
Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Tramps -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blind women -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Millionaires -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Genre |
Fiction films.
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Romantic comedy films.
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Silent films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, film director, film producer, composer, actor.
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Cherrill, Virginia, 1908-1996, actor.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Music No. |
CC2316BDDVD-2 The Criterion Collection |
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