City Lights is a 1931 American film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his recurring Tramp character, who falls in love with a blind flower seller and befriends an eccentric, suicidal millionaire in order to help pay for an operation that could restore her sight. Chaplin made the film as a silent picture, with a musical score he composed himself, several years after the film industry had converted to synchronized sound, a deliberate choice that drew on pantomime rather than dialogue. City Lights is widely regarded as one of Chaplin's finest achievements, and its wordless closing scene is frequently cited by critics as one of the most emotionally affecting endings in film history.
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City Lights, American silent romantic-comedy film, released in 1931, that was considered by many to be Charlie Chaplin’s crowning achievement in the cinema.
City Lights, Description, original language
City Lights is a 1931 American film written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin as his recurring Tramp character, who falls in love with a blind flower seller and befriends an eccentric, suicidal millionaire in order to help pay for an operation that could restore her sight.
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Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
City Lights (Wikipedia)
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City Lights is a 1931 American synchronized sound romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin.
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City Lights is a 1931 American synchronized sound romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin.
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