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Chaplin's sound film
Alessia 2022-11-27 02:51:29
I felt that the old king was a bit familiar. It turned out to be Chaplin. I was accustomed to watching his sound films and I didn't expect him to make sound films too. The performance is still very Chaplin style, especially his laughter is still very interesting. The film satirizes McCarthyism, and the phrase "Is there a Royal Communist Party?" is a classic. Then the boy whose father was a Communist Party member poisoned by communism and anarchism also performed very well. And also satirize the profiteering of commercial advertising. In the end, the old king had to leave this terrible place of freedom and went back to Europe. He liked Chaplin’s satire, satire, and satire again.
Extended Reading
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Ambassador Jaume: Would you like some lunch, sir?
King Shahdov: Oh, something simple. Caviar, toast and onions.
Butler: Caviar?
King Shahdov: Yes. A large size tin of it - and chop the onions - very fine. Same for you, Jaume?
Ambassador Jaume: Thank you, Your Majesty, I'll take a ham sandwich and a glass of beer.
King Shahdov: Oh, and some vodka - on ice.
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[repeated line]
Johnson - TV Advertiser: Okay, King, you're the doctor.