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Post by Oss Rae on Nov 19, 2023 17:49:44 GMT -8
Just came across this 2021 documentary on Showtime! It contradicts various depictions in the dramatized movie Chaplin. For example, it says that The Great Dictator was quite successful, and it was years later before the public was turned against Chaplin. (The movie showed it being a turn for the worse in his public image.) His speech at the movie's end--when Chaplin forever abandons his silent persona--was repeated during Roosevelt's inauguration.
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Post by anni on Nov 20, 2023 16:20:43 GMT -8
Thanks so much for posting this, Oss Rae. Just finished watching it and this story is fabulous! Loved how he evolved throughout his life.
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Post by Brian on Nov 22, 2023 0:00:21 GMT -8
This documentary is dated 2021, so I don't know how I missed it on Showtime when I used to scour the schedule every month. Deep gratitude to Oss Rae for starting this thread!
It sounds like Oss Rae got to see "The Real Charlie Chaplin," but for those who haven't, the trailer is a good representation of the movie's tone and its varied sources. The story centers on Charles the person more than Charlie's career or genius -- they don't even give the titles of his last two movies. This film has a wider variety within the kinds of images -- outtakes from Charlie's films, other footage from the era, promotional materials, archival photos, newspaper stories and FBI files, to name a few -- than I've ever seen. I treasured the home movies and the voices of all three of his children with Oona.
To me, the bane of big budget documentaries not made by Ken Burns in the last several years is the use of recreations. Anni and I watched the movie separately. It wasn't clear to her that they filmed actors playing Charlie's London childhood friend and old Charlie in Switzerland giving interviews to journalists in their homes. At least they used the tape of his 1966 interview with Life Magazine while showing the actor's hands or the back of his head, for instance. Apparently contemporary audiences will no longer abide shots of tape reels rotating on the big screen or title cards with photos serving up historical audio.
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Post by Oss Rae on Nov 30, 2023 14:07:08 GMT -8
I didn't realize Charlie Chaplin's grand-daughter is an accomplished actress. She's appeared in Hunger Games (among many other things) and will be in the upcoming Avatar sequels.
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