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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003 · 132 min

A warm, thoughtful tribute that feels like a guided tour through a genius's life, mixing laughter and melancholy.

Directed by
Richard Schickel
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Sydney Pollack, Woody Allen, Richard Attenborough
Overview
Brilliant, long in-the-works story of the life and art of the world's greatest comedian and the cinema's first genius, Charlie Chaplin. Produced, written and directed by renowned film critic Richard Schickel.

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Directed by
Richard Schickel
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Sydney Pollack, Woody Allen, Richard Attenborough
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • identity
  • celebrity
  • politics
  • memory
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
132 min
Country
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Languages
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