Charles Chaplin

Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, Written & Directed by renowned film critic Richard Sch...( read more  read more... )ickel. Includes interviews with Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Claire Bloom, Geraldine Chaplin, Syndney Chaplin, Milos Forman, Richard Attenborough, Norman Lloyd, Andrew Sarris, Jeanine Basinger, Bill Irwin, Marcel Marceau, David Raskin & Jeffery Vance + clips from many of Chaplin's classic films + rare home movies(inc. Charlie playing tennis with Groucho Marx) + much, much more. Premeried at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

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Unrated, 133 min.

Directed by: Richard Schickel

Release Date: January 1, 2004

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  • August 9, 2008
    A wonderful, touching, informative, well-done and heartbreaking documentary of the greatest comedic talent of all time. Great interviews with Chaplin's children, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp and Robert Downey jr, not to mention numerous film critics and Chaplin biographers. This ...( read more)documentary also features many many great clips of his work. This is definitely a great watch but it also makes me feel like an idiot for not seeing more than half a dozen of Chaplin's films.
  • March 19, 2008
    Wonderful documentary on the tramp
  • December 21, 2008
    really are a fantastic man...
    ...with real sense of humor that would ticlke ur funny bones...
  • March 3, 2008
    An interesting documentary on Chaplin that focuses mainly on his art and achievements. His personal life is examined somewhat in depth from the time he began making movies to the ban on his re-entry to the United States. However, it was disappointing for me because I would have l...( read more)iked there to be more focus on his early life in London, including his love for Hetty Kelly (who was not even mentioned) and especially the FBI file on him and the workings behind his ban to the US, which is only touched upon in this documentary. And indeed, after discussions on LIMELIGHT, this documentary falls a little flat and does not go into the analytical depth of A KING IN NEW YORK and A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG that was persistant for the rest of his work. True, these may be weaker Chaplin films, but they deserve more than mere mention that they were disappointments at the box office.

    It's very good as an introduction for those who don't know Chaplin's work and life all that well, but for fans (like me), it's certainly lacking.
  • February 22, 2008
    charlie chaplin is my all time favorite comedian and a musician (",)
  • November 2, 2007
    Charlie Chaplin = Interesting.
  • August 14, 2007
    Loved it. Very interesting and learned alot about him. It was cool.
  • July 19, 2007
    All CLASSICS are GOOD
  • July 9, 2007
    its a fun making n amazing movie n no one can replace him

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February 12, 2004
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Richard Schickel, a noted film critic and historian, has used the familiar techniques of historical documentary to construct a critical biography of one of the dominant figures in 20th-century popular... full review

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