In 1952, when Chaplin was 63 years old, color movies appeared, television was born, and everyone's entertainment focus shifted on a large scale. The silent films he starred in were no longer as popular as before. This film is probably a half-truth record of his retrospect.... Both the young Cetrila and the aged Carl Ferro were abandoned in the corner by the cruel capital world rules, because Cetrila's suicide two Individuals are connected, hug each other for warmth, and redeem each other. They love each other deeply, and this love is not love, but a family-like attachment that transcends blood. Young, beautiful, talented, and hardworking, with the encouragement of Calfero, Cetrella overcame psychological obstacles and returned to the stage to become the chief. Different from the plot of ordinary movies, Cytrila and the handsome young man she met in the stationery store just met by chance. Calfello was her real family, but when she proposed to him, he still refused. Calfero has always been to Cetrila as the elders are to the younger. Chaplin seems to have underestimated passionate love after entering old age. His works are full of the pain of his own decline but not letting go of the stage. Still tangled, Calfero still leads the backup with his kindness like sunshine. Calfero's last performance is a reflection of his last bit of "crazy", and it is also director Chaplin's tribute to the stage he loves, the stories of the silent film era. The shot doesn't end after Calfero closes his eyes, and Cetrella is still dancing the ballet she loves in front of the stage, as if Calfero were still staring at her. I believe Mr. Charles Chaplin, he's still staring at us somewhere...
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