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Limelight : Charlie Chaplin

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  [I] The famous moustache of Tramp has vanished and still Charlie is fantastic on screen.   [II] Chaplin ’s Limelight [1952] is another fabulous rendition of his autobiography. It is also a representation of how he had been transited from his childhood to his adulthood as a clown.   [III] If anyone wants to grasp the kernel of the first of 20 th  century, one can easily get it from Charlie’s life.   [IV] How Calvero [Chaplin] imitates the blooming Japanese flowers is stunning! It is one of his best pantomimes that is only inborn.   [V] The conversation between Calvero and Thereza [Claire Bloom] on life’s ups and down. Upon that I have just got a sense that life is not a pursuit for meaning and happiness but life is a journey of desires. It's about inspiration and sacrifice in life that make it a graceful one either it is a success or a failure.   [VI] Thereza [Claire Bloom] as a ballet dancer was outstanding and heart touching mostly because of h...