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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Documentary

Written by: Richard Schickel

Directed by: Richard Schickel

Release Date:
Theatrical: February 13, 2004

Running Time: 133 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Sydney Pollack (narrator), Charles Chaplin, Woody Allen, Robert Downey Jr., Johnny Depp, Marcel Marceau, Milos Forman, and Martin Scorsese

The title says it all.

What The Critics Said

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91

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

The nature of silent comedy was to elevate its heroes into myths, but after ''Charlie'' I can't wait to see Chaplin's movies again, this time to glimpse the man on the other side of the icon.

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Variety David Stratton

A throughly researched and extremely informative survey of the life and work of one of the great figures of world cinema, Richard Schickel's Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin is a must for lovers of cinema.

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88

New York Post Megan Lehmann

More than a celebration of Chaplin's art; it is a thorough examination of what made this gifted artist, the world's first true celebrity, tick.

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80

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

Schickel's documentary, narrated by Sydney Pollack, breaks no new ground stylistically, but it is a well-organized, informative and inevitably entertaining portrait of the man who revolutionized screen comedy and who arguably became the first mass-market, commercialized media figure.

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80

The New York Times Dana Stevens

Very much a writer's film: Mr. Schickel's elegant, occasionally knotty prose, read by Sidney Pollack, offers a clear, nuanced interpretation of the artist's work in relation to his life.

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80

Village Voice J. Hoberman

The hyperbole can be predictable and the clichés earnest, but by and large, Charlie is a serious, often illuminating, and unavoidably entertaining account of the creature Downey calls "the most endearing superhero you might ever want to watch."

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75

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

Presents a refreshing appreciation of Chaplin's work in the context of comedy, political and social satire, and history itself.

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60

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Comprehensive and reverential.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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