If only one of Charles Chaplin's films could be preserved,
City Lights would come the closest to representing all the
different notes of his genius. It contains the slapstick, the pathos,
the pantomime, the effortless physical coordination, the
melodrama, the bawdiness, the grace, and, of course, the Little
Tramp--the character said, at one time, to be the most
M 5.4/W 5.6City Lights would come the closest to representing all the
different notes of his genius. It contains the slapstick, the pathos,
the pantomime, the effortless physical coordination, the
melodrama, the bawdiness, the grace, and, of course, the Little
Tramp--the character said, at one time, to be the most
famous image on earth.
-Roger Ebert in his review of City Lights
Lecture: The Films of Charlie Chaplin—An Overview
Screening: City Lights (Chaplin, 1931 USA)
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