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Limelight

Charlie Chaplin (Actor), Claire Bloom (Actor), Charles Chaplin (Director) Rated:
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4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 326 ratings
IMDb8.0/10.0
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Genre Drama
Format NTSC, Black & White, Multiple Formats, Full Screen, Subtitled
Contributor Charlie Chaplin, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Claire Bloom
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 17 minutes
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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, 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 (Richard III's Claire Bloom) who lives downstairs. An elegant mix of the comic and the tragic, this poignant film also features Buster Keaton (The General) in an extended cameo, marking the only time the two silent comedy icons appeared together on-screen. Made at a time when Chaplin was under attack by the American press and far right, Limelight was barely distributed in the United States upon it's initial release, but it is now considered one of his essential and most personal works.

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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, 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 (Richard III’s Claire Bloom) who lives downstairs. An elegant mix of the comic and the tragic, this poignant film also features Buster Keaton (The General) in an extended cameo, marking the only time the two silent comedy icons appeared together on-screen. Made at a time when Chaplin was under attack by the American press and far right, Limelight was barely distributed in the United States upon its initial release, but it is now considered one of his essential and most personal works.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2482
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Charles Chaplin
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Black & White, Multiple Formats, Full Screen, Subtitled
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 17 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ May 19, 2015
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Buster Keaton
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection (Direct)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00TRAO7UI
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 326 ratings

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Kindle Customer LLH
5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure!
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2023
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We adore Charlie Chaplin's silent films. Discovering LIMELIGHT many years ago brought us back to watch this "talkie" again. His son is also in it.
This film is a mix of classic Chaplin with a William Saroyan type storyline. I adore this movie won't spoil it by retelling it in a review.
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Edward flynt smith
5.0 out of 5 stars MASTERPIECE! Top 10 movie of all time!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
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Watching again tonight for…maybe the 6th time.
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Sylvia
5.0 out of 5 stars Not Your Typical Charlie Chaplin
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2023
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This movie is actually a bit sad, but it's a classic. The fact that it was released on Halloween over 70 years ago makes the movie even more fascinating. This is nothing like any other Chaplin film I've even seen, so if you are interested in his "dark side" take a chance on this film.
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Mary B Cantoral
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2005
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Charles Chaplin was a genius and all his films are works of art; some are a great deal more than a work of art: they are gems of pure, cinematic genius. Limelight is a wonder of wonders with its brilliantly insightful script, lusciously crisp and clearly poetic, black&white cinematography and marvelous acting. 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. Words are used by Chaplin only when necessary to convey what cannot be expressed with the other elements of film such as composition, camera, acting, light; when these other elements would nicely suffice, Chaplin arranged the scene brilliantly, without having the characters utter a word.

Knowing when to keep silent and when to speak has always, since City Lights, been Chaplin's trademark and something which set him apart from his peers since the advent of Talkies in the 1930s. In Limelight we are not disappointed. Not a screenwriter-director to waste audience's time and energy with meaningless drivel, Chaplin made sure that the script was packed only with the finest and most meaningful words--on a par with Ingmar Bergman, in terms of the depth of thought and care that went into such writing.

Limelight is a treatise on the strength of the human spirit. It is uplifting without being sugary; it offers up choices to be made without being preachy. Most importantly, it is an enduring work of art that should be seen by all who love film.
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J. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars This film is a real gem! Very well done, dramatic, and entertaining!
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017
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This is a very well done movie! If you're looking for a comedy, though, you will be disappointed. Although it does have its comedic and entertaining moments, it's mostly a drama. This film truly shows how very multi-talented Charlie Chaplin really was. He was such a wonderful entertainer! It's too bad he didn't convert over to sound sooner and branch out beyond "The Tramp". I think he would have done very well if he had done more movies with sound. He could act, sing, dance, and spoke very well. Many silent stars didn't have the talent to convert to sound, but he truly could have if he had chosen to do so earlier. His English accent also gave him some additional charm. There is one scene in particular where he dresses like A tramp but not THE tramp where he sings, dances, etc. That's one of my favorite scenes in the movie. It's The Tramp 2.0. ;) There's also the added bonus of Buster Keaton making an appearance towards the end of the movie. I highly recommend this film!
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SCOTT KAPLAN
5.0 out of 5 stars By far the best Chaplin film, ever
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2013
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What a movie. Clair Bloom was amazing and beautiful, and Charlie and his brother Sydney are stupendous and the plot is good, the music wonderful, the dancing outstanding, the comedy solid, the tragedy touching, and the dream scenes hauntingly touching.

It is one of the few movies I can watch every few years
and laugh out loud and shed a few tears
Chaplin is such a genius
and this movie is his Metaphysical treatise.
The New Age Truths are thinly buried in the dialogue, the Life Force that is within us all is tested by Life's failures and vindicated by our successes. That is the point of the film, that and dealing with the aging of the body, the endurance of the Spirit and the courage to continue to dance even when you legs feel like they are giving out.

Bravo. Truly a transcendent work of art, the lessons of this film are for all of us, not just for performers of the stage.

See this film and you will be pulled in and made to grow as a person.

SK
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skm
5.0 out of 5 stars Movie magnificent, captioning awful
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
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The movie is magnificent, every frame a work of art. The closed captioning has dozens of mistaken words, and ruins much important text. They must repair this. Turn off cc if you don't need it, and Amazon and Criterion, please fix this asap.
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tdavid
5.0 out of 5 stars Charming, witty, intelligent and entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2020
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Clever, witty, compelling and inspirational... Mr. Chaplin sculpts this production from lighting to music, acting to dialogue... His ability to develop a story and interweave it perfectly into silent screen techniques is only second in perfection the the discovery of his leading actress~
Of his talking film productions, my favorite trio is The Great Dictator, LimeLight and City Lights
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Gloría
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto
Reviewed in Spain on July 5, 2020
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Me encanta
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Philip Moore
4.0 out of 5 stars Masterpiece
Reviewed in Australia on September 16, 2023
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Great transfer loved the special features
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Noelle
5.0 out of 5 stars un grand classique
Reviewed in France on February 11, 2013
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Ce n'est pas une surprise. Un film de Charles Chaplin est souvent un super film. celui-ci est superbe, plein de sentiments.Malgré une fin tragique, on le voit et revoit avec plaisir.
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R. J. Muirhead
5.0 out of 5 stars Charlot Classic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2023
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Another Criterion classic of the genius who was Charlot!
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Peter M
5.0 out of 5 stars So glad this old classic is now available on Blu-ray
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2015
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So glad this old classic is now available on Blu-ray. You don't have to be a Charlie Chaplin fan to enjoy this as you see a more serious side of the star.
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