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Limelight

Limelight

RomanceDramaMusic

7.903/10

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137 min

Release Date: 1952-10-16

Overview - A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

Production Companies

Celebrated ProductionsUnited Artists

Overview - A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.

User Reviews

barrymost

barrymost

10/10

Chaplin's masterpiece about the bittersweet romance between an aging, washed-up comedienne and the suicidal ballet dancer he rescues and takes under his wing is one of the greatest dramas I have ever seen. It's a marvelous turn by Chaplin, who also directed, wrote the story and composed the score. Claire Bloom is simply wonderful as Chaplin's despondent lover. Also notable is the singular teami...

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