LoginA King in New York (1957)
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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
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“(MU) Gorgeous restauration. Chaplin as a royal witness of America's materialism ans lack of nobility, not in the monarchial way but in the humna. Just see his sober silent expression when he realizes the boy has benn blalckmailed to accuse his parents comrades...” read more
1001 Movies ... my own version (1950's) (100 movies items)" Notes: If I recall it correctly, I saw it as a teenager at school and I was rather disappointed because, as a kid, I grew up with Chaplin's hilarious older movies starring the Tramp so I was expecting something really funny to happen but I barely laughed during the whole thing. Back in those days, I didn't know that Chaplin had been basically thrown out from the USA because he was supposedly communist, so there was some irony which I missed concerning the fact the main character was almost fac"
1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe (1001 movies items)" Notes: If I recall it correctly, I saw it as a teenager at school and I was rather disappointed because, as a kid, I grew up with Chaplin's hilarious older movies starring the Tramp so I was expecting something really funny to happen but I barely laughed during the whole thing. Back in those days, I didn't know that Chaplin had been basically thrown out from the USA because he was supposedly communist, so there was some irony which I missed concerning the fact the main character was almost fac"
Mustanaamio7's Movie Diary 2020 (149 movies items)"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"
Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2019
Watched in 2018 (262 movies items)"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 "
Films watched in 2017
Films watched - Katselut 2016 (220 movies items)"Chaplinin myöhäisessä hassuttelussa ei ollenkaan paista MacCarthyn kommarivainot, ei yhtään. Jotain lienee ollut hampaankolossa ja se paistaa aika selvästi läpi. Muuten oikein hauska filmi."
