Charlie Chaplin
Series
Criterion collection volume 565
Language
English
Description
In Chaplin's first talkie, he plays the duel role of dictator Adenoid Hynkel and a Jewish barber who is a dead-ringer look-alike for der Nutsie...and who thwarts his plans for world domination.
Series
Criterion collection volume 680
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None
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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...
3) Modern times
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Language
English
Description
When his boss demands more speed and efficiency, Chaplin goes crazy from his repetitious assembly line job.
Series
Criterion collection volume 615
Language
English
Description
Classic Chaplin (the Little Tramp) prospects for gold, gets involved with a dance hall girl, and deals with a burly competitor during the Yukon gold rush
5) The kid
Series
Criterion collection volume 799
Language
None
Description
The Tramp and his rescued orphan sidekick triumph over life's hard knocks in the landmark film that changed the notion of what a screen comedy could be.
6) City lights
Series
Criterion collection volume 680
Language
None
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Description
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...
7) Modern times
Series
Criterion collection volume 543
Language
English
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Description
When his boss demands more speed and efficiency, Chaplin goes crazy from his repetitious assembly line job. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but occasional voices emanate from radios and television screens.
8) Limelight
Series
Criterion collection volume 756
Language
English
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Description
A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director's most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina who lives downstairs.
Series
Criterion collection volume 615
Language
English
Description
Classic Chaplin (the Little Tramp) prospects for gold, gets involved with a dance hall girl, and deals with a burly competitor during the Yukon gold rush.
10) Limelight
Series
Criterion collection volume 756
Language
English
Description
A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director₂s most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina who lives downstairs.
Series
Criterion collection volume 565
Language
English
Description
In Chaplin's first talkie, he plays the duel role of dictator Adenoid Hynkel and a Jewish barber who is a dead-ringer look-alike for der Nutsie ... and who thwarts his plans for world domination.
Series
Criterion collection volume 652
Language
English
Description
Chaplin is a twentieth-century Bluebeard, an enigmatic family man who goes to extreme lengths to support his wife and child, attempting to bump off a series of wealthy widows.
13) The kid
Series
Criterion collection volume 799
Language
None
Description
The Tramp and his ragamuffin sidekick, a young boy rescued from the streets, triumph over life's hard knocks in the landmark film that changed the notion of what a screen comedy could be.