Charlie Chaplin - The Kid Details

'A picture with a smile and perhaps a tear' says the opening title of Chaplin's first feature. There's no perhaps... read more on Time Out

 

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Everything but the words

We sat with our two (slightly sceptical) teenagers to watch this film and we laughed out load and our hearts nearly broke. It was astonishing how the message ... read more »

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A cultural milestone

The star of this ingenious film is Jack Coogan (later he became Jackie and much later Uncle Fester). This is the most amazing juvenile performance that I have ... read more »

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An Astounding Work

For a film that was made 90 years ago this was an astounding piece of cinematic history. The sets, the cinematography, the acting was all of the highest ... read more »

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Wonderful Relationship

A seamless interchange between the comic and sentimental made this film very fluid and continuous in texture: a pleasing rhythm of mood and pace of plot. I had ... read more »

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