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Description

Watched City Lights (dir. Charlie Chaplin/ 1931)  

Points of Discussion: 

- City Lights: a new silent film in the talkie era 

- Comedy: the fastest aging genre 

- Charlie Chaplin: the perfectionist film director

References:

- Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (Mental Floss article by Bill Demain/ 2012)

- Watch Charlie Chaplin Demand 342 Takes of One Scene from City Lights (Open Culture article by Colin Marshall/ 2013)