Andre Eglevsky, Barry Bernardi, Buster Keaton
Certainly, Charlie Chaplin at this point in his career (1952) had earned the right to reflect on his years as an entertainer, and could make his film as overlong and soppy and sentimental as he darn w...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 11, 2000
Stats: 296 reviews
bittersweet reflection on Chaplin's own career. full of his characteristic bonhomie and tenderness. Buster Keaton's appearance marked the first and only time the two greatest comedians of the twentieth century were in the same film.
An overly indulgent creation from one of the greatest artists ever! Glimpses of brilliance shine through some of the singing/dancing bits, however the melodramatic portions drag down the movie's tempo for it's own good. Check it out for the Buster Keaton-Chaplin teaming.
Sometimes it's your time to shine on the stage and sometimes it's not. I would say that this film is about Chaplin's career itself, if not totally. He had done it so emotional and affecting, because as a comedian he relates in this story that he had created here. Limelight showed...( read more)
a sad charlie chaplin is no charlie chaplin.this is so different from what i was used with. still amazing either way.
Chaplin made this film not mainly to entertain people, but he created it as a personal contemplation about his career at the time, which, the same with Calvero, has seemingly lost its magic. And the ending is perfect, (not mentioning the Keaton-Chaplin sequence), a very symbolic ...( read more)
Truly one of Chaplin's best! Comedy and drama both fit perfectly on the right spot at all times! Brilliant! Two legends of comedy reunited in a single film was suddenly too much for me.
80/100
Un poetico testamento di un Chaplin consapevole dei tempi che cambiano e un'ennessima, brillante riflessione sulla vita, vista stavolta come contrapposizione tra giovinezza e vecchiaia. Indimenticabile il duetto comico con Buster Keaton, inno nostalgico al cinema muto.
I think the movie is far better than what Flixster is giving it. It's such a unique film.
And it's filled with so much of Chaplin. From his music, to his comedy, to his personal views, and wonderful dialouge and direction!
I think a lot of people watching it will expect to ...( read more)
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