Not bad
Being one of Chaplin's last films, this wasn't bad at all. I liked to see him and Buster Keaton in the same movie.
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This is truly a great movie and showed that he had a great drama in him, just waiting to get out.
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"This is truly a great movie and showed that he had a great drama in him, just waiting to get out."
I haven't seen it, but as far as I'm aware it came out in 1923 when he made A Woman In Paris.
As for Limelight, it IS good... but he'd made a lot better. There are a few exchanges that are up to his silent-era standards, like the scene when he's trying to avoid his landlady. For a writer renowned for silent comedy, that is some hilarious dialogue.
Limelight's a bit schmaltzy though... I know that City Lights and The Gold Rush (my 2 favourites) are too, but the silent medium seems to excuse it... like it exists on another plane of movie-making entirely, which I suppose it does.
Limelight has a great amount of drama which was intriguing to watch in particular the complexity of Terry's and Calvero's relationship along with the expressionism Chaplin still had in his movements for the comedy segments. Although I enjoyed watching Limelight it does stretch out too long and sometimes became philosophical to the point of exaggeration.
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not".
.and wasn't the scene with Buster Keaton and Charlie just great,
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This is truly a great movie and showed that he had a great drama in him, just waiting to get out.
I think his "great drama" came out more in Monsieur Verdoux.
This movie is definitely memorable for the fact that Buster Keaton makes an appearance. How can any one not love Buster?
"Keep Ted Turner and his goddamned Crayolas away from my movie."--Welles
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I think most people would consider Verdoux a "dark comedy" and not a drama. If its a drama, then it would be considered repulsive.
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I was referring to Chaplin's acting, not the film itself. And I was also referring to his speech at the end of the film. If that piece doesn't not show his talent in drama, then I don't know what does?
Also, anyone with half a brain can tell it is a "dark comedy".
"Keep Ted Turner and his goddamned Crayolas away from my movie."--Welles
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What I appreciated about the scene where Chaplin and Keaton are in the dressing room is, Chaplin gives the scene to Keaton. Very generous, I think, as Chaplin could steal any scene he appeared in.
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