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City Lights (Blu-Ray / DVD Combo) November 12th Criterion Retail $39.95, Our: $31.99 |
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Criterion has announced a November 12th release date for Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931) in a Blu-Ray / DVD combo set. Bonus features and details are below.
Whether this is a new direction for the premiere distributor of classic films in terms of packaging both formats together is unknown at this time.
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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 (a magical Virginia Cherrill) 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. The result was the epitome of his art and the crowning achievement of silent comedy.
BONUS FEATURES:
- New audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance
- Chaplin Today: “City Lights,” a 2003 documentary on the film’s production, featuring Aardman Animations co-founder Peter Lord
- Chaplin Studios: Creative Freedom by Design, a new interview program featuring visual effects expert Craig Barron
- Archival footage from the production of City Lights, including film from the set, with audio commentary by Chaplin historian Hooman Mehran; a costume test; a rehearsal; and a complete scene not used in the film
- Excerpt from Chaplin’s short film The Champion (1915), along with footage of the director with boxing stars at Chaplin Studios in 1918
- Trailers
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Gary Giddins and a 1966 interview with Chaplin
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