53 mins |
Rated
G
Starring Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie Coogan, Carl Miller
Charlie Chaplin Season at The Vic:
The Timeless Genius is Back on the Big Screen!
Charlie Chaplin's unique film style of slapstick comedy and drama with his unforgettable Character of The Tramp continues to enchant and entertain 100 years on. To mark the 100th release anniversary of Chaplin’s first full-length film The Kid (1921), The Vic is screening 6 Chaplin films over the coming months – experience these classics on the big screen!
Special Chaplin passes available.
The Kid (1921)
A small child is infuriating the locals by maliciously throwing rocks through their windows. However, just in the nick of time, a charismatic man always seems to show up offering his glass replacement service. This is the kind of swindling that the Little Tramp and his trusty sidekick, the Kid, survive on.
In his feature film directing debut, Charlie Chaplin changed the face of cinematic comedy by not only delivering chortles by the bucket load but also entwining them with pathos, creating a classic, heartwarming story that will have tears of laughter and affection meeting on the same cheeks.
In 2021, Charlie Chaplin, one of cinema’s most iconic figures returns to the big
screen for two seasons of magical storytelling, spanning his SILENT ERA classics and
his later transition into TALKING PICTURES.
This season of films (from 1921 to 1936) shows why Charlie Chaplin remains to this day
the most iconic figure of the silent era of films, with his unique blend of pathos and
humour transcending through time.
Presented as beautiful restorations and with soundtracks composed by Chaplin.
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Charlie Chaplin Season at The Vic:
The Timeless Genius is Back on the Big Screen!
Charlie Chaplin's unique film style of slapstick comedy and drama with his unforgettable Character of The Tramp continues to enchant and entertain 100 years on. To mark the 100th release anniversary of Chaplin’s first full-length film The Kid (1921), The Vic is screening 6 Chaplin films over the coming months – experience these classics on the big screen!
Special Chaplin passes available.
The Kid (1921)
A small child is infuriating the locals by maliciously throwing rocks through their windows. However, just in the nick of time, a charismatic man always seems to show up offering his glass replacement service. This is the kind of swindling that the Little Tramp and his trusty sidekick, the Kid, survive on.
In his feature film directing debut, Charlie Chaplin changed the face of cinematic comedy by not only delivering chortles by the bucket load but also entwining them with pathos, creating a classic, heartwarming story that will have tears of laughter and affection meeting on the same cheeks.
In 2021, Charlie Chaplin, one of cinema’s most iconic figures returns to the big
screen for two seasons of magical storytelling, spanning his SILENT ERA classics and
his later transition into TALKING PICTURES.
This season of films (from 1921 to 1936) shows why Charlie Chaplin remains to this day
the most iconic figure of the silent era of films, with his unique blend of pathos and
humour transcending through time.
Presented as beautiful restorations and with soundtracks composed by Chaplin.