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

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Charles Chaplin

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Edna Purviance
Marie St. Clair

Carl Miller
Jean Millet

Charles K. French
Jean's Father

Adolphe Menjou
Pierre Revel

Betty Morrissey
Fifi

Nellie Bly Baker
Masseuse

Henry Bergman
Head Waiter

Charles Chaplin
Station Porter

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A different (but also great) Chaplin

16 years, 1 month ago at Mar 28 18:06

samira

With A Woman of Paris, Chaplin set out to prove that, after some 70 comedies, he could direct a "serious" drama, one displaying broader psychological range and moral complexity than motion pictures had so far. He scored on both counts. Part Victorian morality tale, part elegant comedy of manners, A Woman of Paris stars Chaplin's longtime leading lady, Edna Purviance, in a Henry James-like story of... read more

An average movie

13 years, 1 month ago at Mar 10 17:58

johanlefourbe

Even though it is a rather obscure feature, since I'm a big fan of Charles Chaplin, of course, I was really eager to check this flick. As I mentionned before, it is probably the least known movie he has made and it was a major departure for him since it was a drama starring someone else with himself only appearing in a cameo (It was the first of only two films Charles Chaplin directed in which he ... read more

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2 years, 8 months ago at Aug 15 2:12

fernando

(OK) Chaplin with no Chaplin, but all the resources of language and movies but gags are here. Serene, sober, Menjou is so consistent in his cynicism, and funny when laughing because of Edna throwing her collar...

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Description: A Woman of Paris is a feature-length silent film that debuted in 1923. The film, an atypical drama film for its creator, was written, directed, produced and later scored by Charlie Chaplin. It is also known as A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate. The public did not receive this film very well while critical response to the film was very positive, and it is credited with influencing later filmmakers. In particular, the film's characters and their motivations had a complexity that was new to cinema. Some consider it to be the first true Chaplin feature, since it is the first feature done under the company he co-founded United Art A Woman of Paris is a feature-length silent film that debuted in 1923. The film, an atypical drama film for its creator, was written, directed, produced and later scored by Charlie Chaplin. It is also known as A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate.

The public did not receive this film very well while critical response to the film was very positive, and it is credited with influencing later filmmakers. In particular, the film's characters and their motivations had a complexity that was new to cinema. Some consider it to be the first true Chaplin feature, since it is the first feature done under the company he co-founded United Artists.

The film's box office failure was painful for Chaplin, and after its initial release it was not seen by the public for over fifty years. Chaplin reissued the edited film with a new musical score -- replacing the original score by Louis F. Gottschalk -- in 1976, a year before his death.

PLOT
Marie St. Clair and her beau, aspiring artist Jean Millet, plan to leave their small French village for Paris, where they will marry. On the night before their scheduled departure, Marie climbs down from her second-floor bedroom for a rendezvous with Jean. Her stepfather sees them strolling down a lane and locks her out of the house. When the couple returns, Jean furiously knocks on the front door and reminds the older man that he's locked out his daughter. The stepfather dismisses Jean's complaint and tells Marie, "Perhaps (Jean) will give you a bed for the night."

Jean does invite Marie to his home, but he makes it clear that he lives with his parents and his mother will fix a bed for Marie. It turns out that Jean's parents are not thrilled with their son's romance with Marie, either. Marie goes to the train station, with Jean promising to follow her. But Jean's father has died while sitting in his chair in front of the fireplace, and when Jean telephones Marie at the station to tell her he can't go with her to Paris, she gets on the train and makes the trip alone. ... (more)

Release date: 4 November 1923

Tags: Silent (5), Drama (4), 1923 (4), 1920s (3), Romance (2), Usa (2), Charlie Chaplin (2), America (1), Bw (1), United Artists (1), D.T. (1), '20 (1)

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