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Old 4th September 2017, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Susan Foreman View Post
Chaplin, not so much. I can understand why he was/is popular, but his films are too mawkish and contain too much pathos for me

With Keaton (and also Lloyd), I admire him for the stunts and surreal moments in his films more than the actual comedy elements, but again I can see why others like him
I love all the greats of the silent era, but Charlie Chaplin is my favourite, with City Lights being one of my all-time favourite films and one I believe is amongst the 10 greatest movies ever made.
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