Charming Chaplin: Four Iconic Charlie Chaplin Masterpieces
January 26–31, 2024
Step into the timeless world of Charlie Chaplin with these special screenings featuring some of his iconic masterpieces. A brand new 4K restoration of A Woman of Paris, showcasing Chaplin's directorial prowess, offering a glimpse into the complexities of love and society. The Kid tugs at heartstrings as Chaplin's Tramp character embarks on a heartwarming journey with a young orphan. In City Lights and Modern Times, Chaplin's comedic brilliance takes center stage, delivering laughter and social commentary that resonates across generations. Join us for evenings filled with laughter, love, and the enduring charm of Charlie Chaplin's cinematic genius.
Charming Chaplin: Modern Times
USA | 1936 | 87 min. | Charlie Chaplin
January 26 - 31, 2024
This comedic masterpiece finds the iconic Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) employed at a state-of-the-art factory where the inescapable machinery completely overwhelms him, and where various mishaps keep getting him sent to prison. In between his various jail stints, he meets and befriends an orphan girl (Paulette Goddard). Both together and apart, they try to contend with the difficulties of modern life, with the Tramp working as a waiter and eventually a performer.
Charming Chaplin: City Lights
USA | 1931 | 86 min. | Charlie Chaplin
January 26 - 30, 2024
A hapless but resilient tramp (Charlie Chaplin) falls in love with a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill) on the tough city streets. Upon learning that she and her grandmother are to be evicted from their home, the tramp undertakes a series of attempts to provide them with the money they need, all of which end in humiliating failure. But after a drunken millionaire (Harry Myers) lavishly rewards him for saving his life, the tramp can change the flower girl's life forever.
Charming Chaplin: A Woman of Paris
USA | 1924 | 78 min. | Charlie Chaplin
January 26 - 28, 2024
Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean when he fails to meet her at the railway station. She goes off to Paris alone. A year later, mistress of wealthy Pierre Revel, she meets Jean again. Misinterpreting events she bounces back and forth between apparent security and true love. 4k restoration.
Charming Chaplin: The Kid
USA | 1922 | 53 min. | Charlie Chaplin
January 27 - 31, 2024
"A comedy with a smile—and perhaps a tear". As she leaves the charity hospital and passes a church wedding, Edna deposits her new baby with a pleading note in a limousine and goes off to commit suicide. The limo is stolen by thieves who dump the baby by a garbage can. Charlie the Tramp finds the baby and makes a home for him.