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Charlie Chaplin, Mack Swain, Henry Bergman, Georgia Hale, Jack Adams, Albert Austin, Lita Grey, Tom Murray, Mary Williams, Frank Aderias, Leona Aderias (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Alaska 1898: Im Goldrausch stürzt sich auch Charlie in das gefahrvolle Leben der Goldschürfer: Hunger, Kälte, Einsamkeit. Ein Schneesturm verschlägt ihn in ein Lager. Dort trifft er den steckbrieflich gesuchten Halunken Black Larson und den Goldgräber Jim. Um so trostloser die Lage, um so erheiternder sind die Einfälle des Tramps. (Verleiher-Text)
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Unser Little Fellow diesmal in Alaska. Jetzt mit einem ausführlichen neuen Kommentar von Chaplin, seiner Musik und einer Prise Originalregie und Schauspielerei. Ich habe nicht das Gefühl, dass dies der Film meines Lebens ist, er ist unterhaltsam, er ist verspielt, man genießt den Kontext der berühmten Schuhsohlenesserszenen und die Wiederholung des Brötchentanzes, aber das war's auch schon. Ich bin nur beeindruckt davon, wie Chaplin seine Filme vollendet und perfektioniert hat, aber wenn jemand etwas Ähnliches zum Beispiel woanders versucht hat, wurde er als Heuchler und Nichtkönner abgestempelt, der es zu seiner Zeit nicht geschafft hat. Das ist paradox.
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Not as thematically important as The Dictator and not as entertaining and crazy as Modern Times, but still a very charming and unique movie in its own right. The vitality and sophistication of the scenes are once again breathtaking, the scene balancing on the edge of a cliff is now as legendary as Charlie himself, and the main idea, i.e. to discourage gold diggers from going to an inhospitable no-man's land where you will soon have only your own shoe for lunch, is certainly appreciated, too. But Chaplin’s peak is somewhere else. 80%
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Usually, I give out stars based on how a film affects me emotionally. Taken from this perspective, I would be more modest in giving stars to The Gold Rush. After all, Charlie Chaplin plays on compassion with the main character in a way that is too flashy for my taste. However, if one includes reason in the evaluation, it must be acknowledged that this film represents one of the peaks of the film decade at the time and still belongs to the golden treasury of world cinema. Some gags, like the visual hallucination that transforms the gold digger's companion into a tempting roast, have permeated the general consciousness. When I look back at the era of silent film, I find only a minimum number of titles that invite me to watch them again and have something to offer me. The Gold Rush is one of them. Overall impression: 85%.
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I'm quite new to Charlie Chaplin, so I'm lovingly discovering what this man was capable of. He's not as much of a daredevil as Buster Keaton, but he's fearless nonetheless. He wanted his films to be perfect, and he succeeded. In this case, the special effects are very unique, especially the scene with the house on the edge of the cliff. But the story it contains is also strong, more than one would think. Imagine it as a real drama, and you'll immediately see that it takes an extraordinary person to entertain you with it.
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