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Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris

"A Woman of Paris" (1923) was the first film Chaplin made for United Artists Film Corporation, which he founded with his friends Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith. Chaplin had long considered making a dramatic feature. For the first time, he decided to direct. Actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann analyses the film. She talks about the acting, the originality of the characterizations, as well as the "feminine" viewpoint Chaplin adopted for the first time in his films.

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  • Paul Bandey

    Paul Bandey

    Self (voice)

  • Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie Chaplin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Steve Gadler

    Steve Gadler

    Self (voice)

  • Patrick Guillemin

    Patrick Guillemin

    Self (voice)

  • Deya Kent

    Deya Kent

    Self (voice)

  • Kester Lovelace

    Kester Lovelace

    Self (voice)

  • Michael Powell

    Michael Powell

    Self (archive sound)

  • Jimmy Schumann

    Jimmy Schumann

    Self (voice)

  • Liv Ullmann

    Liv Ullmann

    Self

Overview

"A Woman of Paris" (1923) was the first film Chaplin made for United Artists Film Corporation, which he founded with his friends Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith. Chaplin had long considered making a dramatic feature. For the first time, he decided to direct. Actress and filmmaker Liv Ullmann analyses the film. She talks about the acting, the originality of the characterizations, as well as the "feminine" viewpoint Chaplin adopted for the first time in his films.

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