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"A King In New York" - Magical Realist - May 26, 2026
Clip from Charlie Chaplin's 1957 politically satirical comedy starring himself and his own son. The film was banned in America until 1972.
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RE: "A King In New York" - C C - May 27, 2026
Understandably, he had a grudge due to exile. Chaplin grew up in poverty and oppressed circumstances. But the bottom line is that his father was a performer who became a self-destructive alcoholic, and his mother became insane from syphilis. (Contracted from either her estranged, prostitute-obssessed husband or another individual during their long-term separation.)
RE: "A King In New York" - Magical Realist - May 27, 2026
Quote:But the bottom line is that his father was a performer who became a self-destructive alcoholic, and his mother became insane from syphilis. (Contracted from either her estranged, prostitute-obssessed husband or another individual during their long-term separation.)
Nice..Sounds like the kind of dirt Syne would dig up on someone just to discredit their views.
RE: "A King In New York" - Syne - May 27, 2026
Oh, you mean those evil facts?
No wonder that was banned. Took a long time to accustom Americans to insufferable lecturing as a form of entertainment.
RE: "A King In New York" - C C - May 27, 2026
(May 27, 2026 09:44 PM)Magical Realist Wrote:Quote:But the bottom line is that his father was a performer who became a self-destructive alcoholic, and his mother became insane from syphilis. (Contracted from either her estranged, prostitute-obssessed husband or another individual during their long-term separation.)
Nice..Sounds like the kind of dirt Syne would dig up on someone just to discredit their views.
Chaplin himself was a success, though, in spite of that. Literally rags to riches. So it's kind of like he spends the latter part of his career apologizing or making amends to the crab culture in the bucket for escaping it or not allowing them to pull him down.