|
|
Leading lady Claire Bloom called it a "fairy godfather" story.Historians said it was frankly autobiographical.Charlie Chaplin knew it as a love story.
Chaplin plays Calvero, a vaudeville clown whom time has passed by in 1914 London.Although under few illusions about his own prospects for the future, he is able to impart his passion for life to Terry (Bloom), a young ballerina who believes she is paralyzed and can no longer dance.Calvero alternately nurses and bullies her to recovery and subsequent success as a prima ballerina.From this position, she is able to help Calvero enjoy one last triumphant moment just as he suffers a fatal heart attack.As his life is ebbing, hers is flowing in a brilliant solo ballet that ends the film.
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
