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3) The kid
Series
Criterion collection volume 799
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Legendary actor Charlie Chaplin stars as The Little Tramp who stumbles upon an abandoned baby in an alley and takes him into his care in this landmark silent film. As 'the kid' grows older, they become partners in crime, until one day when the child falls ill and hospital workers endeavor to take the boy away. One of the most famous silent films of all time--and the first that Chaplin wrote and directed himself--it is also regarded as the first ever...
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (84 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Filmed in Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon's signature whimsical style, and stars the filmmakers as a small-town Canadian librarian and a strangely seductive, oddly egotistical French vagabond. When Fiona's orderly life is disrupted by a letter of distress from her elderly Aunt Martha who is living in Paris, Fiona hops on the first plane she can and arrives only to discover that Martha has disappeared. In an avalanche of spectacular disasters, she...
5) The circus
Series
Criterion collection volume 996
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
In the last film he made during the silent era, Charlie Chaplin shines as director, composer, and star. A gag-packed comedy full of audacious set pieces, it showcases silent cinema's most popular entertainer and ranks among Chaplin's finest.
Publisher
Madacy Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (241 min.) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 5 notes (4 p. ea. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Description
A master filmmaker and comic genius rolled into one, Charlie Chaplin set a standard for comedy that has inspired artists for over 70 years. This set is an example of Chaplin and his trademark "Little Tramp" at their best.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (83 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A satire on factory life centering on the activities of a couple of ex-prisoners, one of whom, an ambitious crook, becomes the boss of a large factory while the other, a sentimental old tramp, becomes a worker there. Eventually both discover that happiness and peace of mind cannot be bought with money and revert to their former life as vagabonds. This film inspired Charlie Chaplin's Modern times.
Series
Criterion collection volume 118
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in..
Description
A Hollywood director sets out to discover what tragic life feels like first hand, befriends a beautiful cynic, and learns that comedy is more important than pathos.
9) City lights
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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...
10) Modern times
Series
Criterion collection volume 543
Formats
Description
Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin?s last outing as the Little Tramp, puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a gorgeous gamine (Paulette Goddard). With its barrage of unforgettable gags and sly commentary on class struggle during the Great Depression, Modern Times?though made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!)?is a timeless showcase of Chaplin?s untouchable...
11) City lights
Series
Criterion collection volume 680
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (86 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
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...
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