GCS 013: "Chaplin" by Richard Attenborough

 

Everyone has a wild side. Even a legend.

Who never heard about Charly Chaplin! Director and actor that inspired more than hundreds of actors! Now, I'm not going to show one of his movies. I'm actually presenting on this GCS, his biography with Robert Downey Jr. as Chaplin!

Chaplin (1992) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103939/maindetails

The biography of Charlie Chaplin, filmmaker extraordinaire. From his formitive years in England to his highest successes in America, Charlie's life, work, and loves are followed. While his screen characters were extremely hilarious, the man behind "The Little Tramp" was constantly haunted by a sense of loss.

Academy Awards, USA

1993• 

Nominated, Oscar

John Barry

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Nominated, Oscar

Stuart Craig, Chris Butler

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Nominated, Oscar

Robert Downey Jr.

Fun Facts:

• Geraldine Chaplinplays her own real life grandmother.

• A body double had to be brought in for the nude scene between Charlie ( Robert Downey Jr.) and Mildred Harris ( Milla Jovovich). Jovovich was only 16 years old at the time and therefore too young to participate in a nude scene. µ

• Attenborough's director's cut was 147 minutes, 12 minutes longer than the version shown in cinemas. Attenborough has said that the cuts damaged the film.

• Over 200 hours of footage was shot, the original cut of the film was nearly 4 hours long.

 

And the scene I chose is the one where Charly explains how he "created" his character!

Enjoy!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4ZYxoTYUyw