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LIMELIGHT (United Artists, 1952) written, directed, produced, and starring Charles Chaplin
Academy Award winning musical score by Charles Chaplin
A 60th anniversary presentation of Chaplin's final masterpiece featuring Claire Bloom and Norman Lloyd in person
Presented as an installment of the Jack Oakie Celebration of Comedy in Film
Wednesday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Perhaps his most autobiographical and underrated film, Charlie Chaplin’s "Limelight" offers a particularly poignant backstage portrait of the music halls that were the training ground of one of the screen’s first comedic geniuses.
Produced just before his re-entry permit to the United States was revoked during his travels abroad, the film is a bittersweet time capsule, reflecting the mindset of an artist whose world was changing around him, even as a new love managed to comfort and surprise him. Featuring Claire Bloom in what was only her second film, "Limelight" is a tender and often humorous love story that revels in the details of life onstage. The film’s brief, but tantalizing, scene between Chaplin and his closest comedic rival, Buster Keaton, is yet another facet of the film’s charm.
Claire Bloom, who stars as Thereza the ballet dancer, and Norman Lloyd, who appears as Bodalink, will be on hand to discuss their work with Chaplin and the influence he had on their distinguished careers.
http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibition ... light.html" target="_blank
Jeffrey Vance
Academy Award winning musical score by Charles Chaplin
A 60th anniversary presentation of Chaplin's final masterpiece featuring Claire Bloom and Norman Lloyd in person
Presented as an installment of the Jack Oakie Celebration of Comedy in Film
Wednesday, October 3, at 7:30 p.m.
Samuel Goldwyn Theater
8949 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Perhaps his most autobiographical and underrated film, Charlie Chaplin’s "Limelight" offers a particularly poignant backstage portrait of the music halls that were the training ground of one of the screen’s first comedic geniuses.
Produced just before his re-entry permit to the United States was revoked during his travels abroad, the film is a bittersweet time capsule, reflecting the mindset of an artist whose world was changing around him, even as a new love managed to comfort and surprise him. Featuring Claire Bloom in what was only her second film, "Limelight" is a tender and often humorous love story that revels in the details of life onstage. The film’s brief, but tantalizing, scene between Chaplin and his closest comedic rival, Buster Keaton, is yet another facet of the film’s charm.
Claire Bloom, who stars as Thereza the ballet dancer, and Norman Lloyd, who appears as Bodalink, will be on hand to discuss their work with Chaplin and the influence he had on their distinguished careers.
http://www.oscars.org/events-exhibition ... light.html" target="_blank
Jeffrey Vance