A WOMAN OF PARIS
DIRECTOR: CHARLIE CHAPLIN
US, 1923
“The first serious drama written and directed by myself,” goes the opening title. For his première United Artists release, Chaplin chose a sophisticated drama sans himself (apart from a heavily-disguised cameo), with frequent leading lady Edna Purviance as the eponymous femme kept by rich philanderer Adolphe Menjou. “A landmark in sophisticated sexual screen drama.”—Elliot Stein. (82 mins.)