The Cinefamily (Venue Partner)
611 N Fairfax Avenue
323.655.2510
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A Woman of Paris
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Wednesday Sep 29, 2010 (8pm)
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$10
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A Woman of Paris is one of Chaplin's rare dramatic films -- and the only film he directed in which he does not appear. Hidden beneath the ravishingly innocent Victorian tale of a country girl tarnished by the rich life, is the real story of A Woman of Paris -- Chaplin’s feelings for its star, Edna Purviance. Discovered at a San Francisco cafe while Chaplin was at Essenay, she appears in 33 of his films, from shorts to his first feature, and was his first great cinematic love. Chaplin crafted this film with precision as a setting for her talents as a dramatic actress. It is to Edna that the Little Tramp owes his development from rowdy cad to deeply sympathetic Everyman, and in this lyrical love poem of a film, she is amply repaid.
