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Chaplin [DVD]

Robert Downey Jr. , Dan Akroyd , Richard Attenborough    Suitable for 15 years and over   DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Dan Akroyd
  • Directors: Richard Attenborough
  • Format: PAL
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Oct 2008
  • Run Time: 138 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001D07Q9O
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,545 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Chaplin, Sir Richard Attenborough's biographical film of the life and times of the famous comic, is a little thin as a narrative, but it is so charmingly creative and ultimately moving that it's hard to worry about the deficits. Robert Downey Jr does an excellent job re-creating Chaplin's graceful slapstick and getting inside the silent-film superstar's head over the years of triumph, defeat, scandal, official persecution, exile and inner peace. A huge cast portray the allies, friends, lovers and enemies in Chaplin's life, including Moira Kelly as his final, long-time wife Oona, Kevin Kline as Douglas Fairbanks, Geraldine Chaplin as Charlie's mother and James Woods as a prosecutor working hard to nail Chaplin for anti-American sentiments. Attenborough declines to tell the story in a flat, linear way, employing such clever techniques as detailing one chapter in Chaplin's life as a silent comedy. The climactic scene set at an Oscar tribute for Chaplin will get the tears flowing. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com

Product Description

Robert Downey Jr takes the lead role in this biopic of the legendary Charlie Chaplin, which traces his entire career from poverty stricken childhood all the way through to final Swiss exile and lifetime Oscar recognition. Along the way there were four marriages, troubles with the US government, and a phenomenally successful film career. Directed by Richard Attenborough.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost a five star movie 22 Jan 2010
By Mr. A. Whiteside TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
To try and deliver a movie about the life of the great Charlie Chaplin was a very big ask but Richard Attenborough did a fine job here. This isn't really about Charlie the film maker, it is more about his private life and the very many trials and tribulations that went on behind the scenes.

Robert Downey Jr is outstanding as Chaplin and really did a great job. I found him particularly effective when he portrayed Chaplin as an older man and he deserves the many plaudits that he received for his performance. Many, many women played a part in Chaplin's life and there is screen time given to several ladies although many of the appearances are brief. For me the actresses that made the most impact were Geraldine Chaplin as his mother Hannah and Marisa Tomei as Mabel Normand. A curious piece of casting was Moira Kelly in the dual roles of Hetty Kelly and Ooona O' Neil. This did appear a little odd but perhaps the director chose the same person as the first and last loves of Chaplin's life in order to give the movie some sense of balance. Still, what do I know?

There is a nice sense of period and a very effective musical score from John Barry. The reason it falls short of five stars is that I just wanted to see more of Chaplin's movie making process and also a little more of Downey Jr as the tramp. Still, as stated earlier, this is really a movie about his private life and I did like the ending with a very insecure Chaplin listening to laughter and applause as he waited in the wings to receive a special Oscar. This is a good movie and quite possibly underrated with a lead performance that is extremely impressive.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Genius 26 April 2005
By A Customer
Format:DVD
A fantastic film with a stunning performance by Robert Downey Jnr as Chaplin. Emotional, funny & moving, superb entertainment & great acting all round. Brilliant.
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The life of a great entertainer. 9 July 2009
Format:DVD
Richard Attenborough had already proven he was masterful at bringing the life of a famous person to screen ten years before Chaplin was released, with the highly praised and awarded Gandhi. Though this film was more critically lauded than Chaplin, it is obvious that Attenborough is masterful at the sprawling biopic.

Chaplin obviously tells the story of one of the UK's most famous entertainers (Who ironically spent a great deal of his life in the US). From his humble beginnings in the poverty of Victorian London to his rise to become the most famous man on the planet at the time, to his fall from grace at the hands of America's communist paranoia, right up until his final years where he accepts a lifetime achievement award from The Academy. Today, he is known by his still-hilarious silent films and his comedy character The Little Tramp, but like many great comedians, he was a complex and sad man deep down.

The film spans almost all of the man's 88-year life, and the viewer really gets a feeling of a large space of time passing without ever becoming tired of the film (which is around two hours and twenty minutes long). This is partly because the events, locations and activities of Chaplin were many and pretty varied. Most of his life story is told as he relates his story to his biographer (Sir Anthony Hopkins). He engages in a great many relationships with different women, particularly younger ones. His career is also long and varied, starting out as a comic at the Hackney Empire, branching out into a silent film star, moving into "talkies", writing the musical Modern Times and co-forming United Artists Pictures.

The acting in the film is strong throughout, as you would expect from a stellar cast that includes Sir Anthony Hopkins, John Thaw, Dan Ackroyd, Kevin Kline, James Woods, Marisa Tomei, and Geraldine Chaplin, Charlie's daughter, playing her grandmother. But the most impressive has to be Robert Downey Jr., playing the lead role. If you have any doubts as to whether an American could play one of Britain's most famous sons, then this film will lay it to rest once and for all. He masters both the cockney accent from Chaplin's earlier years, and the more refined speech pattern he adopted once he had settled in America. But more than this he successfully conveys his driven attitude to his work (his comedy mannerisms are imitated extremely well), his frustration at changing times and his sadness at losing what he loved. Even as he is unrecognisable in prosthetics when playing Chaplin as an old man, he manages to ooze emotion and realism.

The production values for this film were highly praised, and this is obvious once you have seen it. The locations are expansive, authentic and beautiful. One memorable moment has Charlie and his brother attempting to conceal him from the police as they make their escape and is played in the style of his famous silent comedy films.

Chaplin is a fantastic biopic of one of the true greats of the entertainment world. If you have a love for cinema, comedy or any form of antertainment then this film will prove to be a fascinating insight into the world of this very interesting and flawed human being.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars A Truly moving biography
I did not know anything about Chaplin before I saw this movie. Chaplin was a genius and Robert Downey Jr is very believable and human as Chaplain.
Published 7 days ago by S. Way
2.0 out of 5 stars A Disapointment
I am 86 years of age , and I like subtitles on my Blurays, and this one does not have english,
Published 1 month ago by J>Slater
5.0 out of 5 stars Chaplin's life story
I bought this because I love Robert Downey Junior a very underated actor who is only now getting the recognition he should have always had , also my connection to Charles Chaplin... Read more
Published 3 months ago by EM Holland
5.0 out of 5 stars Robert Downy Jnr - STAR !!!
Love this film. Purchased as a little stocking filler for my daughter at Christmas who was very pleased with it as she is also a R D Jnr. fan as well. Good price too.
Published 3 months ago by Lew55
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
I thought this film was very very good! it was so interesting to watch chaplin, and i thought robert downey jr was absolutely amazing as chaplin, he was exactly like him, it was as... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Elle
5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Film
I sat down and watched Richard Attenborough's Chaplin last night without much expectation. After all, the question stood: could he really make a film about Charlie Chaplin in 144... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Fox in the Box
4.0 out of 5 stars Get to know Chaplin's life in an easy and funny way
CHAPLIN (directed by Richard Attenborough) is a wonderful film of the most influential and iconic artist of all time, Charles Caplin. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Uha.h
5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELENT
Excellent film from most points of view. No need to say more. A must see and a great pleasure; full of sentiment and genuineness. Top acting and scenes. Wonderful
Published 10 months ago by C. Ellis
4.0 out of 5 stars Chaplin (1992) Blu-Ray
OK - first thing's first; I am a massive Chaplin fan and I think this film is brilliant. I am well aware that it has flaws but this is down to being forced to cut the film down and... Read more
Published 14 months ago by T. Schoon
4.0 out of 5 stars A fine tribute to a wonderful English hero, at last.
First off, its been many years since I first watched this film and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching it again. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Lee Tiller
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