THE CIRCUS
DIRECTOR: CHARLIE CHAPLIN
US, 1928
When we first meet Chaplin’s Tramp in this comic gem, he’s in typical straits: broke, hungry, destined to fall in love, and just as sure to lose the girl. Mistaken for a pickpocket and pursued by a peace officer into a circus tent, the Tramp becomes a star when delighted patrons think his escape from John Law is an act. At the first ever Academy Awards ceremony, Chaplin was honored with a special statuette “for versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing, and producing THE CIRCUS.” And, it went without saying, for again bringing laughter to packed movie palaces across America. (72 mins.)
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SUNNYSIDE
DIRECTOR: CHARLIE CHAPLIN
US, 1919
Charlie is a farm laborer who will try anything to win over his pretty neighbor, but who ends up spending a lot of time in dreamland instead. (30 mins.)