Videoteca

Chaplin Today: 'Monsieur Verdoux' 2003 star_border 5.3
A short documentary in the Chaplin Today series about Chaplin's "Monsieur Verdoux." Includes an interview with Claude Chabrol, whose 1963 film "Landru" concerns the same serial killer that inspired Chaplin's film.

Chaplin Today: 'A Woman of Paris' 2003 star_border 6.5
"A Woman of Paris" (1923) was the first film Chaplin made for United Artists Film Corporation, which he founded with his friends Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith. Chaplin had long considered making a dramatic feature. For the first time, he decided to direct. Actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann analyses the film. She talks about the acting, the originality of the characterizations, as well as the "feminine" viewpoint Chaplin adopted for the first time in his films.

Chaplin Today: 'Limelight' 2003 star_border 4.7
A short documentary about the making of Chaplin's "Limelight."

Chaplin Today: 'Modern Times' 2003 star_border 6.4
Award-winning filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne profess their love for the classic "Modern Times." The directors expose their views on the many aspects of the film, Chaplin's brilliancy and they also provide interesting details about the making of Chaplin's masterpiece.

Chaplin Today: 'The Gold Rush' 2003 star_border 5.4
African filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo (YAABA) discusses the influence that Charlie Chaplin has been on his work, along with archival footage of interviews with several of Chaplin's co-stars.

Chaplin Today: 'The Circus' 2003 star_border 6.2
This documentary is featured on the Warner Bros. Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Circus," released in 2004.

Chaplin Today: 'City Lights' 2003 star_border 6.5
In 1928, as the talkies threw the film industry and film language into turmoil, Chaplin decided that his Tramp character would not be heard. City Lights would not be a talking picture, but it would have a soundtrack. Chaplin personally composed a musical score and sound effects for the picture. With Peter Lord, the famous co-creator of Chicken Run and Wallace & Gromit, we see how Chaplin became the king of slapstick comedy and the superstar of the movies.

Chaplin Today: 'The Kid' 2003 star_border 5.7
This documentary is featured on the two-disc Chaplin Collection DVD for "The Kid" (1921), released in 2004.

Chaplin Today: 'A King in New York' 2003 star_border 5.7
An examination of Charles Chaplin's final starring film.