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The Resource City lights, Janus Films ; mk2 diffusion ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; produced by Charles Chaplin

City lights, Janus Films ; mk2 diffusion ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; produced by Charles Chaplin

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The most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent tale of a lovable vagrant falling for a young blind woman who sells flowers on the street and mistakes him for a millionaire. Though this Depression-era smash was made after the advent of sound, Chaplin remained steadfast in his love for the expressive beauty of the pre-talkie form
Work
Publication
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (86 min.)
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1931
  • Container and disc state time as 86 minutes
  • Special features: Commentary (audio commentary features Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance); Chaplin today: "City lights" (27 min. documentary from 2003, directed by Serge Bromberg, examines the film as a high point of Chaplin's artistry and features observations by film producer and Aardman Animations cofounder Peter Lord); Chaplin Studios: creative freedom by design (visual effects expert Craig Barron takes a look at the set designs created by Charlie Chaplin and his team of artists and technicians); From the set of City lights: The tramp meets the flower girl (8 min. of footage captured by Chaplin's friend Ralph Barton, presented with audio commentary by Chaplin historian Hooman Mehran), Stick stuck in the grate (7 min. outtake shows a comic routine originally intended to be included in the film), Window-shopping rehearsal (2 min. outtake), The duke (costume test for an unfilmed sequence); Chaplin the boxer: The champion (10 min. excerpt from the short film The Champion, directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1915 for the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company), Boxing stars visit the studio (footage captured at the Chaplin Studios in 1918, Charlie Chaplin is seen with British bantamweight boxer Harry Mansell and assistant director Chuck Reisner, and with American lightweight boxer Benny Leonard); Trailers. Booklet features an essay by critic Gary Giddins and a 1966 interview with Chaplin
Isbn
9781681431291
Instance
Label
City lights
Title
City lights
Statement of responsibility
Janus Films ; mk2 diffusion ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; produced by Charles Chaplin
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Filmmaker
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Summary
The most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent tale of a lovable vagrant falling for a young blind woman who sells flowers on the street and mistakes him for a millionaire. Though this Depression-era smash was made after the advent of sound, Chaplin remained steadfast in his love for the expressive beauty of the pre-talkie form
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videorecording
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City lights (Motion picture)
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Credits note
Photographers, Rollie Totheroh, Gordon Pollock ; settings, Charles D. Hall ; music composed by Charles Chaplin ; musical arrangement by Arthur Johnston ; musical direction by Alfred Newman ; "La violetera" by Jose Padilla ; editors, Charles Chaplin, Willard Nico
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
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Language note
Silent with musical score
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.C58 2013
PerformerNote
Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Allan Garcia, Hank Mann
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1889-1977
  • 1908-1996
  • 1888-1962
  • 1886-1938
  • 1887-1938
  • 1887-1971
  • 1890-1967
  • 1897-1962
  • 1888-1970
  • 1898-1954
  • 1901-1970
  • 1889-1960
  • 1970-
  • 1953-
  • 1891-1931
  • 1887-1962
  • 1896-1947
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  • Chaplin, Charlie
  • Cherrill, Virginia
  • Lee, Florence
  • Myers, Harry
  • Garcia, Allan
  • Mann, Hank
  • Totheroh, Roland H.
  • Pollock, Gordon
  • Hall, Charles D.
  • Johnston, Arthur
  • Newman, Alfred
  • Padilla, José
  • Nico, Willard
  • Vance, Jeffrey
  • Bromberg, Serge
  • Lord, Peter
  • Barron, Craig
  • Barton, Ralph
  • Mehran, Hooman
  • Riesner, Charles
  • Leonard, Benny
  • Giddins, Gary
  • Janus Films
  • MK2 Diffusion (Firm)
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
86
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
680
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  • Man-woman relationships
  • Tramps
  • Blind women
  • Millionaires
  • Blind women
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Millionaires
  • Tramps
Technique
live action
Label
City lights, Janus Films ; mk2 diffusion ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; produced by Charles Chaplin
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1931
  • Container and disc state time as 86 minutes
  • Special features: Commentary (audio commentary features Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance); Chaplin today: "City lights" (27 min. documentary from 2003, directed by Serge Bromberg, examines the film as a high point of Chaplin's artistry and features observations by film producer and Aardman Animations cofounder Peter Lord); Chaplin Studios: creative freedom by design (visual effects expert Craig Barron takes a look at the set designs created by Charlie Chaplin and his team of artists and technicians); From the set of City lights: The tramp meets the flower girl (8 min. of footage captured by Chaplin's friend Ralph Barton, presented with audio commentary by Chaplin historian Hooman Mehran), Stick stuck in the grate (7 min. outtake shows a comic routine originally intended to be included in the film), Window-shopping rehearsal (2 min. outtake), The duke (costume test for an unfilmed sequence); Chaplin the boxer: The champion (10 min. excerpt from the short film The Champion, directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1915 for the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company), Boxing stars visit the studio (footage captured at the Chaplin Studios in 1918, Charlie Chaplin is seen with British bantamweight boxer Harry Mansell and assistant director Chuck Reisner, and with American lightweight boxer Benny Leonard); Trailers. Booklet features an essay by critic Gary Giddins and a 1966 interview with Chaplin
Accompanying material
1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn937858422
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (86 min.)
Isbn
9781681431291
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515172615
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • CC2602DDVD
  • CC2602D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; monaural; Dolgy digital; 1.19:1 aspect ratio
Video recording format
DVD
Label
City lights, Janus Films ; mk2 diffusion ; written and directed by Charles Chaplin ; produced by Charles Chaplin
Publication
Note
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1931
  • Container and disc state time as 86 minutes
  • Special features: Commentary (audio commentary features Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance); Chaplin today: "City lights" (27 min. documentary from 2003, directed by Serge Bromberg, examines the film as a high point of Chaplin's artistry and features observations by film producer and Aardman Animations cofounder Peter Lord); Chaplin Studios: creative freedom by design (visual effects expert Craig Barron takes a look at the set designs created by Charlie Chaplin and his team of artists and technicians); From the set of City lights: The tramp meets the flower girl (8 min. of footage captured by Chaplin's friend Ralph Barton, presented with audio commentary by Chaplin historian Hooman Mehran), Stick stuck in the grate (7 min. outtake shows a comic routine originally intended to be included in the film), Window-shopping rehearsal (2 min. outtake), The duke (costume test for an unfilmed sequence); Chaplin the boxer: The champion (10 min. excerpt from the short film The Champion, directed by Charlie Chaplin in 1915 for the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company), Boxing stars visit the studio (footage captured at the Chaplin Studios in 1918, Charlie Chaplin is seen with British bantamweight boxer Harry Mansell and assistant director Chuck Reisner, and with American lightweight boxer Benny Leonard); Trailers. Booklet features an essay by critic Gary Giddins and a 1966 interview with Chaplin
Accompanying material
1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
ocn937858422
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (86 min.)
Isbn
9781681431291
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515172615
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Physical substance
DVD video
Publisher number
  • CC2602DDVD
  • CC2602D
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; monaural; Dolgy digital; 1.19:1 aspect ratio
Video recording format
DVD

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