Limelight is a 1952 American comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, based on a novella by Chaplin titled Footlights.
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Charlie Chaplin's masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer-director's most touching films. Chaplin plays Calvero ...
Limelight
G · 1952 ‧ Comedy/Musical ‧ 2h 21m
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Depressed over her failed dance career, Terry (Claire Bloom) attempts suicide, only to be rescued by Calvero (Charles Chaplin), an impoverished, once-famous stage clown. Calvero revives Terry's health and prospects, and in the process recovers his...
Release date: October 23, 1952 (USA)
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Music composed by: Charlie Chaplin and Larry Russell
Story by: Charlie Chaplin
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A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
In this film Chaplin intimately and poignantly explores the twilight years of glory: what it means to be forgotten, to despair, and how to gather the strength ...
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This film is about hope in the face of circumstances that interfere with the artistic process and life, and this is Chaplin's most cinematically poetic film.
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A recreation of a Victorian London street. Three of Chaplin's children, Michael, Josephine and Geraldine appear in the opening scene of Limelight.
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Limelight is perhaps Charlie Chaplin's most emotional film. In a way, the film tells his own story. Throughout the film, he portrays his declining career ...
Apr 11, 2019 · Playing old comedy partners reuniting for a comeback performance, they do a bit of charming, music hall-style slapstick that ends with Chaplin's ...