The new generations represented here -- Depp, Scorsese, etc. -- remind us that Chaplin's best work does not confine his brilliance to bygone years. Or even to the 20th Century.
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04/14/06
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2004)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:18
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.5/10
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Education/General Interest
Theatrical Release:Feb 13, 2004 Limited
Reviews for Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
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It's hard to argue with any film that features so much footage of Chaplin at his best.
03/19/04
Pity the poor film-school student who will have to sit through this dry-as-dust documentary.
03/19/04
Strictly quotidian as a biographical documentary, but the Chaplin comedy clips are peerless.
03/11/04
I urge everyone to see it.
02/26/04
Top CriticYou’ll get more out of watching this documentary than reading another biography on Chaplin.
02/22/04
An excellent introduction to one of the towering figures in film.
02/17/04
A delightful doc that minimizes talking heads in favor of a treasure trove of excerpts from Chaplin films.
02/16/04
Manages to act as a riveting entrée for novices to Chaplin’s work while providing enough new fare for aficionados.
02/15/04
Delivers the facts and illustrates the work with a generous selection of well-chosen clips.
02/13/04
It is crammed to the gills with a fine selection of the beloved comic's best work, with talking-head commentary serving to deepen and enrich the enjoyment.
02/13/04
Top CriticIt whets the appetite to experience again Chaplin's luminous body of work.
02/13/04
Top CriticA 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.
02/13/04
Top CriticRichard Schickel, a noted film critic and historian, has used the familiar techniques of historical documentary to construct a critical biography of one of the dominant figures in 20th-century popular culture.
02/12/04
Top CriticYou'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll think.
02/12/04
Made with enormous affection; the Chaplinesque sentimentality, which so many silent fans cite when voicing a preference for Keaton or Harold Lloyd, is employed here, not exploited.
02/12/04
Top CriticAn affectionate and richly illuminating critical documentary.
02/11/04
Top CriticClick to read the article
02/10/04
A more than fitting (and long overdue) elegy.
02/10/04
A serious, often illuminating, and unavoidably entertaining account of the creature Downey calls 'the most endearing superhero you might ever want to watch.'
02/10/04
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