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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2004

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Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Ratings

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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Movie Details & Credits

Warner Home Video | Release Date: February 13, 2004

Summary: The title says it all.

Director: Richard Schickel

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Runtime: 132 min

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91

Entertainment Weekly

Owen Gleiberman

The nature of silent comedy was to elevate its heroes into myths, but after ''Charlie'' I can't wait to see Chaplin's movies again, this time to glimpse the man on the other side of the icon. Read full review

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Variety

David Stratton

A throughly researched and extremely informative survey of the life and work of one of the great figures of world cinema, Richard Schickel's Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin is a must for lovers of cinema. Read full review

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New York Post

Megan Lehmann

More than a celebration of Chaplin's art; it is a thorough examination of what made this gifted artist, the world's first true celebrity, tick. Read full review

80

The Hollywood Reporter

Frank Scheck

Schickel's documentary, narrated by Sydney Pollack, breaks no new ground stylistically, but it is a 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. Read full review

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The New York Times

Dana Stevens

Very much a writer's film: Mr. Schickel's elegant, occasionally knotty prose, read by Sidney Pollack, offers a clear, nuanced interpretation of the artist's work in relation to his life. Read full review

75

New York Daily News

Jami Bernard

Presents a refreshing appreciation of Chaplin's work in the context of comedy, political and social satire, and history itself. Read full review

60

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Comprehensive and reverential. Read full review

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