Limelight (1952)
A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.
- Charlie Chaplin
- Robert Aldrich
- Jack Verne
- Charlie Chaplin
- Charlie Chaplin
Rating: 7.9/10 by 517 users
Alternative Title:
Les feux de la rampe - FR
Luzes da Ribalta - BR
Parrasvalot - FI
ライムライト ：1952 - JP
Luzes da Ribalta - PT
Candilejas - ES
Rampenlicht - DE
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 17 minutes
Budget: $900,000
Revenue: $1,000,000
Plot Keyword: clown, ballet dancer, black and white
Chaplin's masterpiece about the bittersweet romance between an aging, washed-up comedienne and the suicidal ballet dancer he rescues and takes under his wing is one of the greatest dramas I have ever seen. It's a marvelous turn by Chaplin, who also directed, wrote the story and composed the score. Claire Bloom is simply wonderful as Chaplin's despondent lover. Also notable is the singular teaming of the two Silent Era greats, Chaplin and Buster Keaton, who appears late in the film. The striking backstage story just gets better and better as it goes on, and every moment of the film is utterly worth it. When it comes to its heartbreaking crescendo of love, comedy, drama and one last give-it-your-all chance to shine in the spotlight, only the dourest of viewers could fail to shed a tear.
