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Limelight
is an odd movie. A serious drama starring
Charlie Chaplin,
it opens with a drunken alcoholic Chaplin interrupting a suicide attempt.
Unfortunately, the acting isn't really up to the intended level of
drama and philosophical dialogue. The screenplay was written
by Chaplin, and all the characters sound like him.
The dialogue is especially weak considering how similar the setup
of Chaplin taking care of a young woman in ill health is to the
absolutely stunning
City Lights,
with its brilliant last two lines: "You can see now?",
"Yes, I can see now.".
The only reason I've seen Limelight is that it's the one time Chaplin
worked with
Buster Keaton.
Their scene together is not especially good, but it is of historical
interest:
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