The Real Charlie Chaplin
A really brilliantly constructed impression of Charlie Chaplin's life and work. This was done with a real sense of fairness to the man showing the complexities that lay behind a movie mogul who shaped and controlled early Hollywood to bring his dreams and stories to the big screen.
It was self evident that his life was work, work and more work, and this documentary kept it interesting by examining facets and trends within his work. He was clearly a very great artist who exploited opportunity to his own advantage.
I was a little surprised by the direct comparison with Hitler, which was overdone, however it neatly dovetailed into overall story of film production that seemed relevant.
In terms of Mr Chaplin's private life, there wasn't much really, his life was all work. You can never expect great artists to live conventional lives. But 4 wives and 11 children says something about the man.
I really enjoyed this biopic and for me it's a 9 outta 10, meaning I walked away having found the real Charlie Chaplin.
A really brilliantly constructed impression of Charlie Chaplin's life and work. This was done with a real sense of fairness to the man showing the complexities that lay behind a movie mogul who shaped and controlled early Hollywood to bring his dreams and stories to the big screen.
It was self evident that his life was work, work and more work, and this documentary kept it interesting by examining facets and trends within his work. He was clearly a very great artist who exploited opportunity to his own advantage.
I was a little surprised by the direct comparison with Hitler, which was overdone, however it neatly dovetailed into overall story of film production that seemed relevant.
In terms of Mr Chaplin's private life, there wasn't much really, his life was all work. You can never expect great artists to live conventional lives. But 4 wives and 11 children says something about the man.
I really enjoyed this biopic and for me it's a 9 outta 10, meaning I walked away having found the real Charlie Chaplin.