By far my favorite silent film
By 1931 the "talkie" was well-established in Hollywood. The transition was almost complete, and silent film was not just on its way out, it was almost entirely gone.
But this was also the era of Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin knew that the advent of new technology did not mean that old ways of telling a story were somehow automatically inferior. He set out to show that a silent film could still be relevant, and he succeeded with "City Lights."
It's the story of a vagrant, that lovable tramp played by Chaplin, who falls for a young blind girl who sells flowers. He learns that she might have her sight restored by a new medical technique and dedicates himself to obtaining the necessary money to pay for it. She assumes that her benefactor is a rich man, and he can't bring himself to tell her the truth.
The journey of the movie is comedic by nature, with one especially unforgettable boxing scene. But under the comedy lies the nervous uncertainty of the...
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