Chaplin's The Circus live with Babylon Orchestra Berlin

Chaplin's The Circus USA, 1928,. R: Charles Chaplin with Charles Chaplin, Allan Garcia, Merna Kennedy, 70 min, German subtitles (English Text with German Subtitles)

Accompanied by the Babylon Orchestra Berlin

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The Circus brings the series of long Chaplin silent films set in Babylon to its grand finale.

Following the overwhelming success of The Kid, Gold Rush, City Lights and Modern Times, Chaplin's reflection on the topic of circus from the perspective of the most important character: The Clown.

Thanks to the live performance of Chaplin's original music, audiences can experience the masterpiece exactly as it was released in cinemas almost 100 years ago.

Where is the culture of European traveling theaters, where has the centuries-old culture of comedic folk theatre gone? Pushed away from cinema.

And Chaplin's art sets the height and end point for this in the new medium.

You'll laugh, you'll cry and never forget this movie!

For “The Circus,” Charles Chaplin received his first Academy Award at the first awards ceremony in 1929, which was not yet called “Oscar” at the time. The special prize was awarded for “versatility and genius in the fields of writing, acting, directing and production.”

The film certainly deserves this award. It contains some of his best comedic inventions, subtly balanced with feelings that are kept strictly under control. But paradoxically, this is the only film of his mature feature film productions that Chaplin never mentions once in his extensive autobiography. As late as 1964, it seemed as though he would rather forget this film.

The tramp is mistaken for a pickpocket and is hunted down by the police. He happens to end up in a circus, where the audience thinks the performance is a successful act and celebrates it stormy. He is promptly hired by the circus director. When the hitchhiker, who can't be funny on command, falls in love with the principal's daughter, the challenges begin.

Chaplin's The Circus USA, 1928,. Director: Charles Chaplin with Charles Chaplin, Allan Garcia, Merna Kennedy, 70 min, OV

Performed live by BABYLON ORCHESTRA BERLIN

conducted by Stefanos Tsialis

FILMPHILHARMONIC EDITION

The Circus Copyright ©Roy Export S.A.S

Music for THE CIRCUS Copyright © Roy Export Company Ltd. and Bourne Co.

All rights reserved

ENGL.

The Circus brings the series of long Chaplin silent films at the Babylon to its grand finale.

Following the overwhelming success of The Kid, Gold Rush, City Lights and Modern Times, here is Chaplin's reflection on the circus from the perspective of its most important character: The Clown.

Thanks to live performances of Chaplin's original music, audiences can experience the masterpiece exactly as it hit theaters nearly 100 years ago. Where is the Culture of European Traveling Theaters, Where is the Centuries-Old Culture of Comedic Popular Theater? Supplanted by the cinema.

And Chaplin's art sets the high point and the end point for this in the new medium. You will laugh, you will cry and, you will never forget this film!

The Circus won Charles Chaplin his first Academy Award - it was still not yet called the 'Oscar' - he was given it at the first presentations ceremony, in 1929.

The special award was for 'Versatility and Genius in Writing, Acting, Directing and Producing. '

The film certainly merited the honor. It contains some of his best comic inventions, subtly balanced with sentiment that is kept tightly in control.

Yet paradoxically, though, this is the only film from his mature feature productions which Chaplin does not once mention in his extensive autobiography.

As late as 1964, it seemed, this was a film he preferred to forget.

- The Tramp is mistaken for a pickpocket and chased by the police. In the process, he accidentally ends up in a circus, where the audience thinks his performance is a successful act and celebrates him wildly. He is promptly hired by the Ringmaster. When the Tramp, Who Can't Be Funny on Cue, Falls in Love with the Principal's Daughter, the Challenges Begin

Chaplin's The Circus USA, 1928, dir: Charles Chaplin with Charles Chaplin, Allan Garcia, Merna Kennedy, 70 min, OV

Live with BABYLON ORCHESTRA BERLIN

Conductor: Stefanos Tsialis

Music for The Circus Copyright © Roy Export Company Ltd. and Bourne Co.

All rights reserved

From Charlie Chaplin official:

The Tramp Wanders into a Circus Carnival, and Finds Himself Embroiled with a Pickpocket and the Police, in a Funhouse and a Hall of Mirrors. Evading His Pursuers, He Rushes into the Circus Ring, and Wrecks the Performance of an Illusionist - to the Delight of the Audience.

The Circus is in Financial Difficulties, and the Proprietor Sees a Hope of Salvation in This New Clown. The only problem is that he is only funny when he does not intend to be. Thus, quite unconsciously, he becomes the comedy star of the show. Soon he falls in love with a beautiful young bareback rider, the ill-treated daughter of the circus proprietor.

The Romance Prospers, Despite the Tramp's Encounters with a Lion and Other Hazards of the Circus Until the Appearance of a Rival, the Handsome New Tightrope Artist, Rex The Tramp's Attempts to Compete, Both in Romance and on the Tightrope, End in Catastrophe. The Circus Moves On, Leaving the Tramp Alone on the Scarred Ring of Grass Which Is All That Remains of the Show