PREVIEW: The Real Charlie Chaplin (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Pearl Mackie (Greed), Jeff Rawle (Peterloo), Paul Ryan (Cinderella Man), Anne Rosenfeld (No Rest for the Wicked), Dominic Marsh (Lucky Stiff)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Peter Middleton (Notes on Blindness) and James Spinney (Notes on Blindness), directors, writers; Oliver Kindeberg (film debut), writer; John Battsek (Listen to Me Marlon), Mike Brett (Next Goal Wins), Jo Jo Ellison (The Darkest Universe), Steve Jamison (Being a Human Person) and Ben Limberg (Flat Lake), producers; Robert Honstein (film debut), composer; James Blann (The Mystery of D.B. Cooper), cinematographer; Julian Quantrill (Notes on Blindness), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Using never-before-heard recordings, intimate home footage and detailed re-enactments, the private life of legendary Hollywood star Charlie Chaplin is explored, from his initial fame to his scandalous downfall…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The legend that is Charlie Chaplin is the key figure of this transformative documentary, which combines archival footage with stunning re-enactments, all with the intent of showing a brand-new, never-before-seen side to the performer.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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