Limelight
(DVD)
Contributors
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, screenwriter,
Bloom, Claire, 1931- actor.
Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953, actor.
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 actor.
Chaplin, Sydney, actor.
Bloom, Claire, 1931- actor.
Bruce, Nigel, 1895-1953, actor.
Keaton, Buster, 1895-1966 actor.
Chaplin, Sydney, actor.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
ISBN
9781604659948, 1604659947
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Eisenhower Public Library District - Stacks | DVD LIMELIGHT 2 DISCS | On Shelf |
| Elmwood Park Public Library - Adult DVD Feature Film | DVD LIMELIGHT | On Shelf |
| Messenger Public Library of North Aurora - Adult AV | DVD LIMELIGHT | On Shelf |
| Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Video | DVD GOLDEN ERA L | On Shelf |
| Prairie Trails Public Library District - Stacks | DVD LIM | On Shelf |
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2015].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (137 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
9781604659948, 1604659947
UPC
715515146319
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
General Note
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; Disc 2: Chaplin's "Limelight": Its evolution and intimacey (a new video essay by Charlie Chaplin biographer David Robinso); Claire Bloom and Norman Lloyd (new interviews with the actors from 2015 and 2012); Chaplin today: "Limelight" (a 2002 documentary on the film); Outtake (scene involving an old, armless friend of Calvero's that was removed before the film's worldwide distribution); Charlie Chaplin reads from Footlights (archival audio recording of Charlie Chaplin reading two short excerpts from his novella Footlights which is the basis for Limelight); Short films: A night in the show (1915 ; 25 min., accompanied by a 2014 score by composer Timothy Brock), The professor (1919 ; 7 min., uncomplete film); Trailers. Booklet includes an essay by critic Peter von Bagh.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed by Charles Chaplin ; arranged by Ray Rasch and Charles Chaplin ; conducted by Keith Williams ; director of photography, Karl Struss ; art director, Eugene Lourie ; editor, Joe Inge ; wardrobe designed by Riley Thorne.
Participants/Performers
Charles Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton, Sydney Chaplin, Norman Lloyd, Andre Eglevsky, Melissa Hayden, Marjorie Bennett.
Description
A masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer/director's most touching films. Calvero, a once beloved musical-comedy performer, now a washed-up alcoholic who lives in a small London flat. A glimmer of hope arrives when he meets a beautiful but melancholy ballerina who lives downstairs.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; Dolby Digital monaural.
Language
In English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chaplin, C., Bloom, C., Bruce, N., Keaton, B., Chaplin, S., Lloyd, N., Eglevsky, A., Hayden, M., Bennett, M., Rasch, R., Williams, K., Struss, K., Lourié, E., Inge, J., Thorne, R., Robinso, D., Brock, T., & Bagh, P. v. (2015). Limelight (Two-DVD special edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. 2015. Limelight. [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Charlie Chaplin et al.. Limelight [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection, 2015.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Chaplin, C., Bloom, C., Bruce, N., Keaton, B., Chaplin, S., Lloyd, N. and Eglevsky, A. et al (2015). Limelight. Two-DVD special edn. [Irvington, N.Y.]: The Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chaplin, Charlie, et al. Limelight Two-DVD special edition., The Criterion Collection, 2015.
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