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Limelight
From Celebrated Productions · United Artists
The masterpiece of laughter and tears from the master of comedy!
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A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
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Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Charlie ChaplinCalvero
Claire BloomThereza 'Terry' Ambrose
Nigel BrucePostant
Buster KeatonCalvero's Partner
Sydney ChaplinNeville
Norman LloydBodalink
Andre EglevskyDancer - Harlequin
Melissa HaydenDancer - Columbine
Marjorie BennettMrs. Sybil Alsop
Wheeler DrydenThereza's Doctor
Barry BernardJohn RedfernStapleton KentClaudiusVideos
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barrymostJul 14, 2020
Chaplin's masterpiece about the bittersweet romance between an aging, washed-up comedienne and the suicidal ballet dancer he rescues and takes under his wing is one of the greatest dramas I have ever seen. It's a marvelous turn by Chaplin, who also directed, wrote the story and composed the score. Claire Bloom is simply wonderful as Chaplin's despondent lover. Also notable is the singular teaming of the two Silent Era greats, Chaplin and Buster Keaton, who appears late in… Read more
the film. The striking backstage story just gets better and better as it goes on, and every moment of the film is utterly worth it. When it comes to its heartbreaking crescendo of love, comedy, drama and one last give-it-your-all chance to shine in the spotlight, only the dourest of viewers could fail to shed a tear.