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Adam Gopnik on CITY LIGHTS

Adam Gopnik’s Adventures in Moviegoing, Season 1, Episode 2 • 2m 2s

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  • City Lights
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    City Lights

    City Lights

    Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1931 • United States

    CITY LIGHTS, the most cherished film by Charlie Chaplin, is also his ultimate Little Tramp chronicle. The writer-director-star achieved new levels of grace, in both physical comedy and dramatic poignancy, with this silent tale of a lovable vagra...

  • Adam Gopnik on L’ATALANTE
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    Adam Gopnik on L’ATALANTE

    Adam Gopnik on L’ATALANTE

  • L’Atalante
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    L’Atalante

    L’Atalante

    Directed by Jean Vigo • 1934 • France

    In Jean Vigo's hands, an unassuming tale of conjugal love becomes an achingly romantic reverie of desire and hope. Jean (Jean Dasté), a barge captain, marries Juliette (Dita Parlo), an innocent country girl, and the two climb aboard Jean's boat, the L'Atalan...

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