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Comprehensive and reverential, film historian Richard Schickel's workmanlike documentary about the groundbreaking silent-movie comedian is built around the rather obvious idea that Chaplin (1889-1977) was driven by lust for the limelight (what performer isn't?), but delivers the facts and illustrates the work with a generous selection of well-chosen clips. Born in London's poverty stricken East End, Chaplin was the son of music-hall performers and first appeared on stage at a... read more leave a comment
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