Product Information
Product Details: City Lights (1931)
- Edition:
- DVD 2-Disc Set. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Release Date:
- 03/02/2004
- UPC:
- 085393764821
- Featuring:
- Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers, Hank Mann (II). See all cast
Synopsis: City Lights (1931)
Synopis: The Tramp falls in love with a blind flower girl.Features: City Lights (1931)
Features: DVD Features:Region 1
2-Disc Digi-Pack
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Mono - English
User Reviews: City Lights
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For my money, Chaplin's best film
, August 9, 2001Reviewer: drbernabo - See all drbernabo's reviews -
Blind flower girl and a tramp
, January 16, 2000Reviewer: Jo-ann Stenton - See all Jo-ann Stenton's reviewsThis is a delightful, heartwarming story of a tramp enraptured by a blind flower girl whom he relentlessly pursues. The beguiled tramp buys up all of the the girls' flower stock. She therefore assumes him to be very rich. Although, unbeknown to her, he has spent his last penny on her flowers.
The tramp becomes involved in a number of hair raising escapades, while attempting to endear himself to the innocent young lady. During one of these incidents, which are typical of the Chaplin we all love, he 'borrows' a Rolls and nearly ends up being arrested.
The Tramp assists the flower seller to regain her sight.
Of course, when she sees the tramp, the girl fails to recognise him as being her benefactor. But does this upset the Tramp? Watch the film to find out for yourself. ...
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There are two intertwined plots in "City Lights." The Tramp encounters a Blind Girl (Virginia Cherrill) selling flowers with whom he is hopelessly smitten. Because of a simple twist of fate she thinks that he is a rich man. In the other plot line the Tramp saves a Eccentric Millionaire (Harry Myers) from committing suicide. The twist here is that when the Millionaire is drunk the Tramp is his best friend in the world, companion in his revels and welcomed visitor in his home. But when the rich guy sobers up, he immediately has his butler throws Charlie out the door. When the Tramp learns that there is a doctor in Europe who's operation can restore the Blind Girl's sight, he tries a variety of schemes to raise the money she needs. This sets up the best comic sequence in the film of the Tramp in the boxing ring with Hank Mann as his opponent. Eventually everything comes together and the Tramp acquires the money she needs, but not without some serious complications that require him to "go away" for a while, leaving her to await his return.
Even before the climatic encounter between the Tramp and the Flower Girl who is no longer blind, there is a piercing shot to the heart when she sees him, a pathetic vagabond wiping his nose with the bit of cloth he uses to cover up a hole in his trousers, and she and her mother laugh at him. The irony is painful, for she is laughing at the man who is responsible for having her sight, the man who is least deserving of her ridicule. But she is still a kind-hearted soul and takes pity on him. Chaplin's set up of this entire scene creates a most wonderful sense of anticipation and a payoff that is not surpassed in the history of films. The final close-up is on the Tramp, but there is also the look in her eyes when she finally understands the complete truth about the man she loves. In the original cut of the film the final title card was HER line, "Yes, I can see now." But Chaplin took it out because it was not necessary. You did not need to know how to read lips to know exactly what she was saying and everything that it meant. ...