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THE GOLD RUSH (1925) & THE KID (1921) (Charlie Chaplin double feature)
Sunday and Monday, April 21-22, 2013:
Two by Charlie Chaplin (double feature)
2011-made 35mm print of the complete
1925 version, recently restored!
THE GOLD RUSH
1925, USA, 88 minutes, 35mm, Janus Films
Written, directed and produced by Charlie Chaplin
Starring Charlie Chaplin, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray
Sun: 4:10 & 7:30 pm; Mon: 7:30 pm
"****. Immortal Chaplin classic, pitting Little Tramp against Yukon, affections of dance-hall girl, whims of a burly prospector. Dance of the rolls, eating leather shoe, cabin tottering over cliff -- all highlights of wonderful, timeless comedy."
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide
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PLUS, on the same double feature:
a 2010-made 35mm print of
THE KID
1921, USA, 54 minutes, 35mm, Janus Films
Written, directed and produced by Charlie Chaplin
Starring Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan
Sun: 6:00 & 9:20 pm; Mon: 9:20 pm
"Mixes slapstick and sentiment in a winning combination."
-Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide
One heaves rocks through windows. The other happens by in the nick of time to offer his services as an expert window repairman. It's a system that works. So does everything else about this beloved Chaplin classic whose blend of laughs and pathos changed the notion of what a screen comedy could be.
For the first time as a filmmaker, Chaplin stepped into feature-length storytelling with this tale of the down-but-never-out Tramp (Chaplin) and the adorable ragamuffin (6-year-old Jackie Coogan) who, rescued as a foundling and raised in the School of Hard Knocks by the Tramp, is his inseparable sidekick.
-synopsis courtesy MK2 & Warner Bros.
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About the restoration of THE GOLD RUSH
From Janus Films:
Despite its reputation as one of the great masterpieces of silent cinema, The Gold Rush has long been unavailable in its original form, following Chaplin's 1942 "sound version" and his dictate that the original only be screened with live orchestral accompaniment. Now, in collaboration with the Cineteca Bologna and the Chaplin Estate, Janus Films is proud to present a 35mm restoration of the film, complete with a newly recorded orchestral score. Moving, hilarious, and full of invention, The Gold Rush has never looked - or sounded - better.
ABOUT THE RESTORATION: Working in 2K from Kevin Brownlow and David Gill's original 1993 restoration of The Gold Rush, Criterion's technical department further improved the image, removing thousands of instances of dirt, scratches, and debris. Following over 500 hours of restoration work, the film was outputted back to 35mm and married to a new 5.1 Dolby Digital recording of Chaplin's score, reconstructed and conducted by Timothy Brock.
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This is a double feature:
your ticket admits you to BOTH films!
Screening formats: 35mm
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LocationNew Beverly Cinema (View)
7165 W. Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
United States
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