Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
2003 · 55 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 89 VOTES · DIR. Beat Hirt, Felice Zenoni
Overview
While silent-film star Charlie Chaplin may have charmed American audiences with the onscreen antics of his lovable "Tramp" character, the actor's private life was marred by a series of public scandals that eventually pushed him into exile. In addition to his penchant for much younger women, Chaplin was unjustly hounded by Senator Joe McCarthy's notorious anti-Communist witch hunts, for which the U.S. revoked his visa in 1952. A bitter and disenchanted Chaplin responded by moving his family to Switzerland, where he remained until his death in 1977. This documentary chronicles Chaplin's life and career during those so-called "forgotten years" (during which he became a prolific and highly respected film-score composer) through previously unreleased archival footage and intimate interviews with his friends and family, including his children Geraldine, Michael, and Eugene.
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00:04:42 Playing for time...
00:06:31 A return to America became more and more doubtful.
00:08:54 was named Capelli and came from Oberkuln.
00:11:08 My parents were searching for a house...
00:13:05 in this room or on the terrace if it was a nice day...
00:14:48 the Chaplins discovered an unexpected nuisance.
00:17:00 Later, the famous actor...
00:19:07 for me to get away from school...
00:20:27 It was more intense than anything I had with him...
00:22:45 Four other children were born in Switzerland:
00:24:41 by noises in the house.
00:26:29 for instance, in one of his future films...
00:28:30 but only his contacts...
00:31:03 I think it has a certain charm, you know?
00:33:06 Ysobel Deluz was one of the first...
00:34:41 I feel I am privileged to express a hope.
00:37:07 And with Sophia Loren...
00:38:56 What a disaster.
00:40:53 One by one, they left the Manoir de Ban...
00:42:30 and the applause was not one...
00:44:03 Oona told me what's happened there onstage.
00:45:58 or kind of self-control.
00:48:13 This was the run-up to the first shooting sessions.
00:51:20 Uh, I know you're up there somewhere...