Limelight
A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director's most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy b...
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
2015.
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| Summary: | A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director's most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina who lives downstairs. "Beautifully restored..."--Library Journal "A brilliant weaving of comic and tragic strands, eloquent, tearful and beguiling with supreme virtuosity."--The New York Times |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (ca. 137 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | Blu-ray. |
| Production Credits: | Director, Charlie Chaplin. |
| ISBN: | 9781604659931 : |