Double Feature: New 35 mm Print! CITY LIGHTS & THE GOLD RUSH June 18, 2010

Double Feature: New 35 mm Print! CITY LIGHTS, 1931, Janus Films, 83 min. Dir. Charlie Chaplin. Perhaps Chaplin's best blend of comedy, pathos and class critique, this portrayal of the Tramp's well-intended efforts to help a lovely, blind flower seller is one of the great classics from the director's oeuvre.
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New 35 mm Print! A WOMAN OF PARIS, 1923, Janus Films, 78 min. One of the rare Chaplin films not starring Chaplin, this romantic drama stars Edna Purviance as a woman who bounces back and forth between the security of a wealthy lover (played by the great Adolphe Menjou) and the passion of a poor artist.
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Saturday, June 19 – 7:30 PM
New 35 mm Print! THE GOLD RUSH, 1925, Janus Films, 72 min. Coming off his first major financial failure, A WOMAN OF PARIS, writer-director Charlie Chaplin responded with what many consider his finest feature length film. The Lone Prospector (Chaplin) travels to the far-off Yukon in search of gold, but ends up falling in love with dance-hall girl Georgia Hale. The classic "dance of the dinner rolls" and "boiled shoe leather" scenes show Chaplin’s gift for poignant comedy at its very best. Plus New 35 mm Print! "A Dog's Life," (1918, Janus Films, 40 min). A literal expression of Chaplin's identification with the underdog. New 35 mm Print! "A Day's Pleasure," (1919, Janus Films, 25 min). A family boat outing is complicated by tumultuous waves, traffic and a pool of tar. New 35 mm Print! "Shoulder Arms," (1918, Janus Films, 46 min). The comedy of self-preservation and patriotic fantasy comes to a head when the Tramp finds himself in World War I.