ceiling lights & chandeliers
city lights 2 discs b & w
charles chaplin was deep into production of his silent city lights when hollywood was overwhelmed by the talkie revolution . after months of anguished contemplation chaplin decided to finish the film as it began in silence save for a musical score and an occasional sound effect . once again cast as the little tramp chaplin makes the acquaintance of a blind flower girl virginia cherrill who through a series of coincidences has gotten the impression that the shabby tramp is a millionaire . a second storyline begins when the tramp rescues a genuine millionaire harry myers from committing suicide . when drunk the millionaire expansively treats the tramp as a friend and equal ; when sober he doesnt even recognize him . the two plots come together when the tramp attempts to raise enough money for the blind girl to have an eye operation . highlights include an extended boxing sequence pitting scrawny chaplin against muscle bound hank mann and the poignant final scene in which the now sighted flower girl sees her impoverished benefactor for the first time . chaplin s decision to release the silent city lights three years into the talkie era was partially vindicated when more than one critic singled out this comedy in pantomime as the best picture of 1931 . hal erickson all movie guide . br br ccall new digital transfer from chaplin family vault picture and audio elementssoundtrack remastered in dolby digital 5.1 as well as original monointeractive menusscene accesssubtitles english fran ais espa ol portugu s chinese thai & koreanintroduction by david robinson chaplins biographer discusses the historical and cinematic context of the filmchaplin today city lights documentary by serge bromberg with the participation of the animation artist and director peter lordouttake charlie tries to disengage a sliver of wood stuck in a sidewalk gratingthe champion 1915 excerpt charlie stages a balletic boxing match 15 years before city lightsshooting on the set of the famous scene in which charlie and the flower girl first meet filmed by ralph bartongeorgia hale screen test the screen test made by the actress of the gold rush when chaplin thought of replacing virginia cherrill as the flower girlthe dream prince a discarded idea for how the flower girl imagines her benefactorrehearsal chaplin works out the staging of a complicated scenechaplin and boxing stars chaplin playfully boxes with professional prizefighters visiting his studioswinston churchills visit britains future prime minister visits chaplin during the shooting of city lightschaplin speaks in 1931 vienna during his triumphant european tour chaplin speaks for the first time on filmtrip to bali footage shot when charlie and sydney chaplin visited bali in 1932photo gallery photos of the production and of the actorsfilm posterstrailersthe chaplin collection . br br ccall new digital transfer from chaplin family vault picture and audio elementssoundtrack remastered in dolby digital 5 .