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Chaplin

Lions Gate Films, Artisan / Year: 1992

DVD 15th Anniv More Info 15th Anniversary Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 012236100485 Catalog #: DV1663611 Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary), English subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$17.99 (10% off) List Price: $19.99
Blu-ray More Info Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 012236113362 Catalog #: DB1663615 Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary), English subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$17.99 (10% off) List Price: $19.99

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Synopsis

Robert Downey Jr. captures the essence of comic genius Charlie Chaplin in a compelling, nuanced performance that earned him Oscar® and Golden Globe® nominations for Best Actor. Director Richard Attenborough's well–crafted portrait traces Chaplin's impoverished London upbringing, extraordinary success as an actor and director, his troubled marriages, scandalous affairs, shocking exile to Switzerland and his triumphant return to Hollywood. The huge star–studded cast includes Kevin Kline, Dan Aykroyd, Milla Jovovich, Diane Lane, and Geraldine Chaplin (as her own grandmother), and Downey's astonishing mimicry of Chaplin's gait, gestures and accents complete a dazzlingly authentic portrait of one of cinema's first pop culture icons.

3 Reasons To buy this film

Includes digitally remastered print, 3 new featurettes plus a never-before-seen home movie of Charlie Chaplin
It's the most nudity we've ever seen in a PG-13 movie, outside of National Geographic specials
Robert Downey, Jr. would have won the Oscar if it weren't for that stupid Al Pacino "Hoo-ah" crap.

Review

Director Richard Attenborough's bio–pic of Charlie Chaplin aspires towards the sweep of his many epics and, while it's fine for the bigger scenes, it leaves the smaller, more personal moments lacking emotion. As Chaplin, Downey dons astonishingly accurate movements, gestures and expressions (and earned an Oscar nomination for it), but never really gets into Chaplin's mind or soul. The story covers Chaplin's poor childhood in England to his arrival in America and eventual stardom to his many ups and downs throughout his career. Though the screenplay is, for the most part, extremely witty, so much screen time is given to Chaplin's numerous love affairs and ongoing feud with J. Edgar Hoover, one has to wonder when the immortal tramp ever had time to devote to his own brilliant films. Geraldine Chaplin plays her own grandmother, Charlie's mentally unstable mom.

Product Format Information

DVD : $17.99 (15th Anniversary)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012236100485
Catalog #: DV1663611

Studio : Lions Gate Films, Artisan

Languages: English Dolby Digital 2.0 (Primary) , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Extras: Cast/Crew Biographies, 1 Trailer
Features:
Digitally remastered
Interview(s): New interview with director Richard Attenborough
Featurette: 2 new featurettes on Chaplin's life and legacy
Bonus footage: Never-before-seen Chaplin home movie

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Blu-ray : $17.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 012236113362
Catalog #: DB1663615

Studio : Lions Gate Films, Artisan

Languages: English DTS-HD 2.0 (Primary) , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Features:
Featurette: All at Sea—Charlie Chaplin vacationing in Catalina, CA
Featurette: Chaplin the Hero—Chaplin's contributions to film
Featurette: The Most Famous Man in the World—Chaplin's status as a pop icon
Interview(s): Strolling into the Sunset—Director Richard Attenborough
Original theatrical trailer