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Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin, Anthony Hopkins, Milla Jovovich, Kevin Kline, Diane Lane, Marisa Tomei, James Woods
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Chaplin |
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This film biography follows Charlie Chaplin's ride to fame and controversy. After moving to the United States with Karno's Theatre Group, he is hired by Mack Sennett to star in his comedy pictures in the newly created median of film. Soon, he builds his own studio and starts to direct, write, produce, and score his own pictures. Later, Chaplin has many relationships and marriages to younger girls and the FBI ends up keeping a file on him and calling him an activist. This film features an all-star cast that features many popular actors playing many classic Hollywood legends. Kevin Kline plays United Artists partner Douglas Fairbanks, Dan Aykroyd plays Mack Sennett, and Paul Rhys plays Sydney Chaplin.
--Estefan Ellison, Resident Scholar
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Venerable British actor and director Richard Attenborough released this bio-pic of a more distinguished actor-director in 1992. It tells the story of Chaplin's humble origins and the rest of his troubled and controversial life, with perhaps more emphasis on his tumultuous sex life and taste for underage girls than on his film work. Downey captures the star's look and defiant spirit (an amazing performance, especially given Downey's spiraling drug habit at the time). Aside from the names above, the huge star cast includes James Woods, Nancy Travis, Penelope Ann Miller, and David Duchovny.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Chaplin |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- boatload of casual sex without love
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- filmmaker/producer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
- long lived adults
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Genius
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- govt employee
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing nude female butt
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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