I spent a little over a week working in the Canary Wharf area. There is a park there and one night they had a showing of a couple of Chaplin films with a live orchestra. It was really nice! I had never seen a Chaplin film before and had assumed it was purely silly slapstick humor, but I found it to be really intelligent and I found a dark side to some of it as well. So if you never seen a Chaplin film and have a little hesitation, get over it and check them out! And keep on eye on the summer season at this park.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Chaplin Film in Canary Wharf
I spent a little over a week working in the Canary Wharf area. There is a park there and one night they had a showing of a couple of Chaplin films with a live orchestra. It was really nice! I had never seen a Chaplin film before and had assumed it was purely silly slapstick humor, but I found it to be really intelligent and I found a dark side to some of it as well. So if you never seen a Chaplin film and have a little hesitation, get over it and check them out! And keep on eye on the summer season at this park.
Was one of the films, 'Modern Times'? I'm not sure I've ever seen any of his films either but I've always heard this one is an interesting commentary on society.
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