"Limelight" is an emotional film in which Chaplin "succumbed" to the sound film era. The psychological description of the characters is quite delicate, but the spirit of the work is obviously inferior to that of the silent films of the 1920s. Chaplin knew that he did not belong to the sound era after all, so in this film, he paid tribute to the invincible silent film era: first, he brought in the 57-year-old silent film comedy star The Great Stone Face for the first time, and made a cameo appearance in the film. The actor's acting partner, in this era of the general trend, they no longer have to worry about the embarrassment of Shengyu He Shengliang; the second is to invite the actress Edna Purviance, who has worked with him many times in his early years, in the show. The film played a role; the third is to add a line for Caviro in the film; "I am that tramp", which is actually a tribute to his past.
The theme song of "Limelight" was composed by Chaplin himself, but it was not confirmed by the Academy Award for Best Film Song until 1973, because the film was not released in the Los Angeles area of the United States until 1972, so according to the Oscar's film review scope , "Limelight" became the longest-running film in Oscar-winning history.
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