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The Gold Rush with Live Orchestra


Experience the magic of Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush this month with orchestras performing Chaplin’s own score live!

**Winnipeg, Canada - Saturday, April 20, 2013, 8:00 PM**

The Gold Rush with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra at the Centennial Concert Hall
Tickets available on the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s website.

**Sheffield, England - Sunday, April 28, 2013, 7:30 PM**

The Gold Rush with the Sheffield University Salon Orchestra at Firth Hall
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Upcoming events in London


Charlie Chaplin Funday, BFI Southbank

**24 February 2013, 2:30 PM**

Celebrate the life and films of Charlie Chaplin at the BFI Southbank’s special archive Funday, including screenings of Easy Street (1917, 25 min.) and The Floorwalker (1916, 24 min.), plus an extra treat from the BFI Archive…

You can also participate in their Chaplin Funday Workshop at 12:00 PM. Go dressed as Charlie for a chance to enter their costume competition and win some goodies!

For full details, visit the BFI’s website.

Modern Times with Live Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall

**22 March 2013, 7:30 PM**

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Join the Philharmonia Orchestra for a live orchestral screening of Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall.

Book now on the Southbank Centre’s website.

A Charlie Chaplin Christmas at the American Cinematheque


December 21-23, 2012, at the Egyptian and Aero Theatres in Hollywood and Santa Monica, California

The American Cinematheque salutes Charlie Chaplin this Christmas with screenings of THE KID, THE GOLD RUSH (which originally opened at the Egyptian Theatre on 26 June 1925), THE CIRCUS, CITY LIGHTS, MODERN TIMES and A DOG’S LIFE.

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Chaplin holds a very special place in the history of the American Cinematheque, as one of Sid Grauman’s guests at the Grand Opening of the Egyptian Theatre in 1922.

See the American Cinematheque’s website for showtimes and tickets.

Chaplin at La Zarzuela


Upcoming live orchestral screenings of Chaplin films at the beautiful Teatro de la Zarzuela in Madrid, Spain:

  • Saturday, 29th December 2012, 8 PM
    Cecil B. DeMille’s Carmen (1915), followed by Charlie Chaplin’s Burlesque on Carmen (1916)
    with the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, conducted by Timothy Brock

  • Sunday, 30th December 2012, 6 PM
    City Lights (1931)
    with the Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, conducted by Timothy Brock

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  • Sunday, 6th January 2013, 6 PM
    Modern Times (1936)
    with the Joven Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid, conducted by Timothy Brock

See the “Chaplin at La Zarzuela” website for more information.

The Gold Rush - December Screenings in London


Don’t miss these London screenings of The Gold Rush in December:

Greenwich Picturehouse
Monday 10 December, 1:00 pm

Hackney Picturehouse
Thursday 13 December, 1:00 pm

The Ritzy, Brixton
Tuesday 18 December, 12:00 pm

The screenings of The Gold Rush will be introduced by film expert Graham Rinaldi, who will also host an informal discussion afterwards.

Visit the Picturehouse Education website for further details.

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A Chaplin Evening at "Le Balzac" in Paris


Come celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Retour de Flamme” at Cinéma Le Balzac in Paris!

From 27 November to 16 December 2012, enjoy 20 unique film concerts of rare and restored films with a special guest at each screening.

Don’t miss their special Chaplin evening on 5 December at 8:30 pm, or their closing programme on 16 December at 4 pm, featuring a new restoration of The Rink!

Visit www.retourdeflamme20.com for further details.

Book your tickets directly at Le Balzac, or on the Fnac website.

Chaplin Retrospective at the Institut Lumière in Lyon


From Saturday, November 10th to Sunday, January 6th, the Institut Lumière in Lyon, France is hosting a Charlie Chaplin retrospective, with the participation of MK2 and the Chaplin Association.

For the occasion, ten digitally restored feature films will be screened, as well as a selection of shorts and Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin.

There will also be two live orchestral film screenings of City Lights on December 8th and 9th at the Auditorium de Lyon, with the Orchestre national de Lyon playing Charlie Chaplin’s own score, conducted by Timothy Brock.

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See further details at www.institut-lumiere.org