CGV to Host 'Chaplin Special Exhibition' Starting on the 25th

Screenings of 'Kid', 'Hwanggeumgwang Sidae', 'City Lights', and 'Modern Times'

CGV announced on the 11th that from the 25th of this month until the 7th of next month, it will hold a "Chaplin Special Exhibition" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the release of "The Kid (1921)." At eighteen CGV Art House locations nationwide, six films including "The Kid," "The Gold Rush (1925)," "City Lights (1931)," "Modern Times (1936)," "The Great Dictator (1940)," and "Limelight (1952)" will be screened. At Myeongdong Station Cine Library, Apgujeong, and Seomyeon, ten films will be shown, adding "A Woman of Paris (1923)," "The Circus (1928)," "Monsieur Verdoux (1947)," and "A King in New York (1957)."

Most of these works were directed, written, produced, edited, starred in, and scored by Charlie Chaplin himself. "The Kid," his first feature-length directorial work, is a silent film depicting the special love and happiness between the abandoned child John and the tramp Charlie. "A Woman of Paris," which focused solely on directing, was originally a silent film at its release but will be presented in this special exhibition as a sound film with music and narration added in 1942. "The Circus," where slapstick comedy occupies half of the runtime, earned Chaplin an honorary award at the 1st Academy Awards in the United States.

"Modern Times" is Chaplin's last silent film and a representative work that portrays human alienation caused by industrialization. Another iconic film, "The Great Dictator," satirizes and mocks Hitler and Nazism, while "Limelight" sheds light on the life of a faded comedian. His final starring role, "A King in New York," boldly expresses social satire and critical perspectives through direct dialogue. Ticket sales open on the 13th. For more details, please refer to the CGV website and mobile app.

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