Chaplin’s brilliant film imbues his signature physical comedy into a tale about unemployment, homelessness and modern industrialisation, poignantly marking the end of the silent era in American cinema.
A young woman becomes her married boss’ mistress to help her debt-ridden father in this ‘30s classic from Mizoguchi that would pave way thematically for his later films about ‘fallen women’.
Continue reading →Rounds off the trilogy with the beloved characters having aged… and having lived in this bittersweet finale.
Eternality Tan 