Limelight

(1952)

★ 7.9 IMDb · 614 votes

Genres: Romance, Drama, Music, Comedy

Year: 1952

Runtime: 137 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Чарли Чаплин

Cast: Чарли Чаплин, Клэр Блум, Найджел Брюс, Бастер Китон, Сидни Чаплин, Norman Lloyd, Andre Eglevsky, Melissa Hayden, Marjorie Bennett, Wheeler Dryden

Plot

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

Chaplin's final American film tells the story of a fading music hall comedian's effort to help a despondent ballet dancer learn both to walk and feel confident about life again. The highlight of the film is the classic duet with Chaplin's only real artistic film comedy rival, Buster Keaton.