{"id":9828,"date":"2010-11-15T19:53:01","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T19:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=9828"},"modified":"2010-11-15T19:53:01","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T19:53:01","slug":"blu-ray-charlie-chaplin-classics-the-circus-city-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2010\/11\/15\/blu-ray-charlie-chaplin-classics-the-circus-city-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Blu-ray: Charlie Chaplin Classics"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two of Charlie Chaplin’s classic films, The Circus<\/a><\/strong> (1928) and City Lights<\/a><\/strong> (1931), are out on Blu-ray this week in dual format editions with a DVD included on each.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Circus<\/strong> has long been overshadowed by being sandwiched in between two of his most famous films, The Gold Rush (1925) and City Lights (1931).<\/p>\n

Whilst not amongst finest work, there is still a lot to appreciate with Chaplin playing his traditional “Little Tramp” role, who ends up joining a failing circus after being on the run from the law.<\/p>\n

Through a series of coincidences he unwittingly becomes the star of the show and falls in love with a pretty tightrope walker (Merna Kennedy).<\/p>\n

Although it doesn’t have quite the spark or polish of his best work, The Circus contains some memorable sequences including a Hall of Mirrors, Chaplin trapped in a lion’s cage and him running along a tightrope with his trousers falling down.<\/p>\n

The extras on this Blu-ray include:<\/p>\n