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De Charlot à Chaplin - A Retrospective


On October 24th, MK2 in France began its retrospective called De Charlot à Chaplin, featuring digitally-restored versions of 10 Chaplin films (The Kid, A Woman of Paris, The Gold Rush, The Circus, City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator, Monsieur Verdoux, Limelight, A King in New York).

The films were remastered from the best existing material, scanned at high-quality 2k resolution, then digitally restored and graded. Before being scanned, much of the original material had already undergone photochemical restoration at the Cineteca di Bologna.



The films can be seen every Saturday and Sunday from now until the end of the year at the newly opened high-tech MK2 cinema at the Grand Palais in Paris. Reserve now at mk2.com.

Also in France, on November 18, 2012, “The Kid” will be screened in 33 Gaumont and Pathé cinemas, including 10 in Paris and its suburbs. Tickets and information may be found here.

Charlie Chaplin Film Festival in Waterville


Many agree that the Charlie Chaplin Film Festival in Waterville (Ireland) was a great success.

Charlie Chaplin used to go there with his family for holidays, and following the tradition, 2 of his daughters are still regular visitors of this beautiful spot.

A statue of Chaplin facing the sea is a local touristic attraction : you can see it lost in its immortality, contemplating seagulls and who knows, maybe somewhere above the Ocean, good ol’ United States where all the glory began…


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But melancholy is not in the Little Tramp’s nature and one might speculate that the vivid spirit of the ‘funniest man in the world’ inspired the local villagers to bring some animation in.

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And so the Charlie Chaplin Film Festival was born with the aim to have a lot of fun and retribute new and aspiring filmmakers whose creations would honour Chaplin’s irreverence, integrity, honesty, humour and warmth…

Renowned Film Makers and Chaplin Experts have come to assist, judge and enlighten the festival with their insights.

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So we wanted to congratulate the Happy winners of the first ever ‘Charlie’ Awards at the Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival 2011 :

  • Alice O’ Sullivan for ‘Tearing Strips’
  • Ciro Altabas for ‘Manual practico del amigo imaginario’
  • Paddy Hayes for ‘Diabhal ag an damhsa’
  • Mark Holland for ‘Gailge Bhriste’

…recipients of the first ever ‘Charlie’ awards.

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And also the wonderfull people who made that event possible….

Retrospective of Chaplin and Keaton in Hong Kong


Presented by the Film Programmes Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, 26 films of the two masters will be screened from September 2 to October 23 at the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA) and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Hong Kong Science Museum.

Among the screenings of Chaplin’s films : “A Dog’s Life” (1918); “The Kid” (1921); “The Idle Class” (1921); “The Gold Rush” (1925); “The Circus” (1928), which was nominated for four awards in the first Oscars ceremony;”City Lights” (1931); “Modern Times” (1936)…

You’ll find all the information on 7thSpace website.

Chaplin at the Symphony with Dan Kamin


h3. West Virginia Symphony presents Chaplin at the Symphony

“An uproarious evening of comedy and music! There’s no better way to experience the art of Charlie Chaplin than the way his original audiences did—on the big screen, with live musical accompaniment. And there’s no better person to introduce his artistry than Dan Kamin, who trained Robert Downey, Jr. for his Oscar-nominated performance as the comedian. The fun begins as Dan creates a silent movie live on stage, drawing both conductor Grant Cooper and the musicians into the comic action. Then Dan introduces two timeless Chaplin comedies, Easy Street and The Immigrant, accompanied by terrific new symphonic scores by our own maestro Cooper.”

  • March 27, 28, West Virginia Symphony, Charleston West Virginia, conducted by Grant Cooper
  • April 18, Muscatine Symphony Orchestra, Muscatine, Iowa, conducted by Brian Dollinger
  • July 24, Shenadoah Valley Music Festival, Orkney Springs, VA, conducted by Grant Cooper
  • October 23, 24, Jacksonville Symphony, Jacksonville, FL, conducted by Grant Cooper

The Circus Live Screening March 21& 22


Brassage Cinema will present “The Circus”:/en/articles/1 with live orchestra on March 21st and 22nd March 2009 at the local theatre: “Studio Des Ursulines”:http://www.studiodesursulines.com/
10, rue des Ursulines 75005 Paris

On Saturday 21st March at 4.00 PM and 8.30 PM On Sunday 22nd March at 11.00 AM - 4.00 PM - 6.00 PM

Please call 33 (1) 56 81 15 20 to Book tickets Or write to info@studiodesursulines.com