Drama, Music [USA:TV-G, 2 h 21 min]
Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton
Director: Charles Chaplin
IMDb rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8.1/10 (11,573 votes)
Chaplin's final American film tells the story of a fading music hall comedian's effort to help a despondent ballet dancer learn both to walk and feel confident about life again. The highlight of the film is the classic duet with Chaplin's only real artistic film comedy rival, Buster Keaton. (IMDb)
Critical reception:
While touring Britain to promote the film Chaplin learned that he had been refused a re-entry visa to the United States because of his alleged communist sympathies, and many American theaters refused to play Limelight. Outside of cinemas in several East Coast cities, the film was not seen by the American moviegoing public. It was not until 1972 that the film was finally seen in wide American release. Limelight currently holds an excellent 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was massively popular in Japan. It was enormously successful in Europe and around the world. However in the US it was a relative disappointment, only taking in $1 million. (Wikipedia)
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