A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.2/10   

Director:

Charles Chaplin

Guionista:

Charles Chaplin (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

25 febrero 1924 (Sweden)

Género:

Drama

Plot:

Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean when he fails to meet her at the railway station...

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Suicide | Psychological Drama | Railroad Station | Music Score Composed By Director

Premios:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Underrated Classic of 1920s Cinema

Reparto

Edna Purviance	...	Marie St. Clair
Clarence Geldart	...	Marie's Father (as Clarence Geldert)
Carl Miller	...	Jean Millet
Lydia Knott	...	Jean's Mother
Charles K. French	...	Jean's Father (as Charles French)
Adolphe Menjou	...	Pierre Revel
Betty Morrissey	...	Fifi
Malvina Polo	...	Paulette

También conocida como:

Una mujer de París (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

84 min | USA:93 min (original version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

None

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.33 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (1978 re-release) | Silent

Clasificación:

Germany:o.Al. | Argentina:Atp | Spain:T | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (re-rating)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Charles Chaplin Productions

Trivialidades:

Charles Chaplin conceived this film to help Edna Purviance's career independent of him. However, while the film did boost Adolphe Menjou's career considerably, it did little for hers.

Conexiones de Película:

References The Kid (1921)

Underrated Classic of 1920s Cinema

A Woman of Paris, perhaps the least famous of all Charlie Chaplin's films is a wonderfully produced and superbly directed drama. Most people say that A Woman of Paris sucks and that its a crap movie. But people fail to realise that this is the movie that kicked off 1920s melodramas. Of course silent cinema had produced such influential films as D.W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation and Robert Wiene's The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, A Woman of Paris was at the time the most influential of any American film because it was for the first time a so-called "Realistic" movie where life along with its joys and miseries was presented in full throttle. Renowned filmmakers such as Martin Scorcese and Liv Ullman praise the film and list it as one of the greats of silent cinema and i would have to agree. Although i am a huge fan of Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times (1936) happens to be my favourite movie of all time but i don't like A Woman of Paris because its made by Chaplin, when I watch it i get so attached that i tend to forget who made it but when you realise that this film was written, produced and directed by Chaplin, it makes wonder wow, what a man. When someone asks me what I think are the most important films or most influential of the 20th Century- I say The Birth of a Nation, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars, Modern Times, but although A Woman of Paris is probably no where near as good as these titles that i've just listed, it still holds its place as one of the most important films in the early years of cinema. Chaplin re-released the film which a score composed by himself in 1976 but just as in 1923, the film was not praised accordingly, as in- in 1923 the public stayed away from the film because Chaplin was not in it. Historian David Robinson has stated that the film would've probably been more successful if Chaplin would've taken his name off. Moreover, Chaplin had made the film because he wanted to stay behind the camera like what Clint Eastwood is doing nowadays and direct a drama but Chaplin also made it to make his longtime leading lady Edna Purviance into a megastar but this never happened. Instead the co-star of A Woman of Paris, Adolphe Menjou was launched into superstardom after the film's release and subsequently began to star in films that were similar to A Woman of Paris in style and film-making rhythm. Directors such as Ernst Lubitsch were also hugely influenced by the film and I think this film is a must see by one of the masters of cinema. This film still fascinates and captivates-even for a 17-year old such as myself. If you want to get into Chaplin don't see it but if you're familiar with such movies like City Lights, Modern Times, The Great Dictator and particularly Monsieur Verdoux then this is a must see!