A King in New York (1957)
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Pleasantly surprised
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Upon my first impression, the movie seems quite silly. But under all the silliness of plastic surgery, rock'n'roll, fire hoses and sexual innuendo is a very intelligent satire of blatant commercialism and, yes, communism. (Chaplin himself claimed this was not a political film, but the attacks on McCarthyism and his own bitterness over his American exile are obvious... read more
A good movie
UPC: 014381918625

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"18.2. 2020 Chaplin was always ahead of his time and he was always phenomenal because all of his films are different. After "Limelight" was released, mccarthyists and other American fascists attacked Chaplin and tried to destroy him and his career, which forced Chaplin to leave USA. "A King in New York" is a response to all the injustice he has experienced and much more. It is an incredibly complicated film, and most importantly, it is the work of a free man. Chaplin told what he really thinks"

"22.3. Chaplin esittää myöhäistyössään maanpakoon joutunutta kuvitteellisen valtion kuningasta, josta tulee vahingossa mainosjulkkis. Huumori on välillä aivan kamalaa, ja välillä ihan kelvollista. Nykyvinkkelistä katsottuna jotkut hassuttelun aiheet ovat auttamattoman vanhentuneita ja joku voisi ehkä suuttuakin trans gender -vitsailusta. Loppupuolella Chaplin vetäisee sitten poikansa kautta henkilökohtaista tilitystä kommunistivainoista ja niiden absurdiudesta. Rohkea tilitys on "

"Chaplinin myöhäisessä hassuttelussa ei ollenkaan paista MacCarthyn kommarivainot, ei yhtään. Jotain lienee ollut hampaankolossa ja se paistaa aika selvästi läpi. Muuten oikein hauska filmi."