King in New York/Woman of Paris [DVD] 08539376532 Movies

Cinema immortal Charles Chaplin brings his talents to both sides of the camera in this deluxe double feature. The comedy king gives American pop culture and politics the royal treatment in the satiric, penultimate Chaplin film "A King In New York." Advertising, movies, TV, rock music, celebrity and more are in Chaplin's comic sights as he portrays a deposed European monarch who becomes a U.S. media sensation. The acclaimed Silent-Era classic "A Woman of Paris" is Chaplin's first drama (a genre he visited again in "Limelight"). Directing with keen-eyed finesse and appearing in only a bit role, Chaplin jabs at French high society while telling a tale of tragic love. The early Chaplin. The later Chaplin. A remarkable genius infuses both in this special collector's compilation. Presented in Black & White, Deleted Scenes, Photo Gallery, Film Posters, Trailers, Subtitles: English (Closed Captioned) and French. Introductions by David Robinson; "Chaplin Today: A King in New York" - Documentary by Jerome de Missolz with the participation of Jim Jarmusch; "Chaplin Today: A Woman in Paris" - Documentary by Mathias Ledoux with the participation of the Norwegian film actress and director Liv Ullmann; "Mandolin Serenade" - Rehearsing one of the film's main musical themes. Chaplin personally conducts the orchestra; "United Artists" - Signing the contract creating United Artists: Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith; "Paris in the 20s" - Images of the French capital in the Roaring Twenties, the setting and the period of the film's history; "Camille" (1926) - An amateur movie by Ralph Barton based on La Dame aux Camelias and featuring numerous personalities of the New York (and visiting) intelligentsia of the time, including Anita Loos, Paul Robeson, Sinclair Lewis, Ethel Barrymore, Sacha Guitry, Yvonne Printemps and Charles Chaplin.