City Lights

Charlie Chaplin once again demonstrates his incredible inventiveness when it comes to the structure and continuity of individual scenes. Moreover, he proves to us that even in comedy, there is also a plot, and he has created quite interesting characters, apart from his classic Tramp, of course. The eccentric millionaire is excellent, and the blind flower girl is beautifully touching. Once again, a film that works in every moment. (22/07/2014)

An interesting thing is that, while Chaplin can sort of bore me in short films and some of his gags tend to be stretched, he (thankfully) doesn’t in feature films. City Lights is a big caresses punctuated by bursts of laughter - the boxing match is much better than in The Champion (1915), the night to morning parties are perfect... There is also the beautiful romance and the ending, which is not melancholically bitter, but somehow warm and full of hope. (06/01/2019)

I'm not going to write about what a genius Chaplin is, because we all know that already. And yet, I was again struck by how perfect this film is, how brilliantly it brings the two storylines together and how it manages to both royally entertain and move with a beautiful romantic plot. Charlie's boxing match remains one of the funniest scenes to this day, while the ending could easily aspire to the title of the most touching in cinema. One of the greatest gems of the golden era of silent movies. 100% (27/04/2013)

Chaplin is as resilient as he can be. His appetite for a brawl at a party or a boxing performance in the ring takes your breath away. Additionally, I must admire him for his sensitive romantic storyline with beautifully crafted ending. A gem from the magical era of cinematography. (08/07/2007)