LIMELIGHT

A film by Charles Chaplin

Cast : Nigel Bruce, Claire Bloom, Charles Chaplin

1952 / comedy / Etats-Unis / original title : LIMELIGHT / 134’ / status : completed / English / long feature-film / French catalog

Calvero, once a famous Music Hall star, now a washedup old man, saves a neighbor from suicide. He nurtures the young ballerina with paralyzed legs back to health, and helps her regain her self-esteem, so that she may return to the stage.
In this film Chaplin intimately and poignantly explores the twilight years of glory: what it means to be forgotten, to despair, and how to gather the strength to overcome. Chaplin also offers Buster Keaton a highly memorable appearance in their musical duet.

Winner of Best Music at the Academy Awards

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