From the very start of the film "A Woman Of Paris" (1923), director, Herr Charles Chaplin, the audience Warns That by telling viewers this is not a usual Herr Chaplin silent production (... Probably in order to Avoid Conflicts misunderstandings and possible unreasonable from the audience Later Demanding Their money back. Some revolutions have started in this way merely from commoners demanding such trifle things as a raise of their salaries or better conditions at their work… ) More precisely, in this film the tramp doesn’t appear; instead viewers are going to watch a silent and sophisticated “serious” drama.
And certainly after so many years since its prémiere, “A Woman Of Paris” continues to be an unusual Herr Chaplin film. It’s a very remarkable oeuvre that probably will astonish the new generation for its singularity, honesty and boldness.
There are two aspects that made “A Woman Of Paris” a special and remarkable silent film for this Herr Graf.
The first one is the audacity in showing Herr Chaplin in the story of a mistress in the merry Paris of the 20’s, a woman who enjoy freely a luxurious life thanks to the money and the excellent social position of her “protégée”.
In the film there is not a trace of false moral, hypocrisy or judgement. Frau Marie St. Clair ( Frau Edna Purviance ) knows perfectly where she is and how she lives and her particular condition and the advantages and inconveniences that she has for living in that way. When her protégée Herr Pierre Revel ( Herr Adolphe Menjou ) announce his marriage with a rich bourgeois fraulein, she consequently accepts the facts. After all, the three can continue with such a particular open-minded relationship if they want it and with Frau St. Clair as “the other” (obviously) without remorse and not overscrupulous.
It will be only change when Frau St. Clair accidentally meets again her old fiancée Herr Jean Millet ( Herr Carl Miller ). Herr Millet, now a humble painter, lives with his old mother in a modest apartment. Conscience begins to prick her with awareness of her particular life and the possibility of changing an easy and cosy life of luxury for a common one with a man that truly loves her. However, that’s finally a transitional state of mind, choosing, as Frau St. Clair does (and after some troubles with her old fiancée) the Paris joyous life.
As this Herr Graf mentioned before, the way Herr Chaplin depicts Frau St. Clair having a clear conscience of her particular way of life is admirable nowadays. Few films of that time displayed such liberal, adult and honest relationships although they were a common issue in Paris not to mention in Berlin…
The second remarkable aspect of “A Woman Of Paris” for this Herr Graf are the feminine characters of the picture. They are curious portraits of womanhood... powerful, varied and free minded. Women of Paris act and indistinctly do whatever they want, toying with men if necessary for their own interest ( Frau St. Clair’s friends ), influential, over-protective and castrating ( Herr Millet’s mother ) or, as always, making their own and fundamental decisions. Frau St. Clair does all of this and shows that women rule the world, as happened since the dawn of mankind, by the way…
“A Woman Of Paris” has some of those slight sentimental Herr Chaplin touches that don’t harm the film at all. One happens in the beginning of the film depicting the sorrowful and humble life of Frau St. Clair in her small town (while at the same time suffering the tyranny of her stepfather). Another is her frustrating trip to Paris that she finally must to do ...or another...alone when her fiancée’s father death comes suddenly. The atonement at the film’s end, probably the only Herr Chaplin renouncement for the sake of a moral and standard ending that after all and in spite of this, is balanced with a beautiful and at the same time bitter end.
This Herr Graf wants also to remark on the actors included in the film: especially the superb Herr Adolphe Menjou, elegant, cynic, sophisticated and charming as always and Frau Edna Purviance - inexpressive and nonchalant as a German old rich spinster. And who can forget the merry Paris flappers of the film madly enjoying the pleasures of Paris of the 20’s?
“A Woman Of Paris” is certainly an unusual Herr Chaplin film and certainly one of the better ones of his silent period which depicts an open-minded story in where adult human beings live their lives by accordingly deciding what it is the best for themselves without false moral attachments or social conventionalisms.
And now, if you'll allow me, I take my leave Must Temporarily Because this German Count has an appointment with a woman of Leipzig.
Herr Graf Ferdinand Von
Galicia - / -
From the beginning of the film "A Woman Of Paris", the director, Herr Charles Chaplin, warns the audience that are facing an unconventional film production Herr Chaplin , thus avoiding the film's director misunderstandings and potential conflicts with claims by the public about the return of money (some revolutions began because of trivialities like this, for example, increased wages or improved working conditions hairy workers ... ), More specifically, the public will be able to contemplate a sophisticated silent drama where for the first time do not see the famous Tramp character created by Herr Chaplin.
And indeed, after many years after its premiere, "A Woman Of Paris" remains a unique work of Herr Chaplin because of its uniqueness, continues to amaze new generations for its originality, sincerity and boldness. Herr Graf
This would place special emphasis on two remarkable aspects of "A Woman Of Paris."
The first is the boldness that had Herr Chaplin to run a story about a dear in the gay Paris of the 20's of last century, a woman who enjoys anything free from a self-conscious and luxurious life with money and good social position gives its "protégée. The film
not see any hypocrisy or false moral judgments to Frau Marie St. Clair (Edna Purviance Frau), a woman who really knowing where and how, consistent, enjoys his particular lifestyle, assuming both the advantages and disadvantages that gives your particular situation.
When your "protégée" Herr Pierre Revel (Adolphe Menjou Herr) announces his impending marriage to a wealthy bourgeois Fraulein, Frau sensibly accepts St. Clair facts, after all the two can continue living the same way if they consider it appropriate (Frau St. Clair as "the other", obviously), without any remorse or qualms on the part of both.
be only when accidentally Frau St. Clair is back with her old boyfriend Herr Jean Millet (Carl Herr Miller), now a humble artist who lives in a modest apartment with his elderly mother when he pricked the conscience of our heroin and be aware of the particular lifestyle that leads coming to consider making that change his life full of comforts and luxuries with a more vulgar next to a man who really loves her, a decision finally, after recent problems with her old boyfriend, is inclined to the gay Parisian life. How
Herr Graf said before, the way in which Herr Chaplin shows the ease with which Frau St. Clair lives his particular condition and lifestyle, is really admirable, as seen through the eyes modernist, very few films the time dared to show so openly as a liberal and honest relationship between two adults, although they were very common in both Paris and Berlin ...
The second remarkable aspect of "A Woman Of Paris" for Herr Graf are film's female characters, special portraits of women, very different, while powerful and liberated Parisian women who act how they see fit, playing with the men if it is appropriate to their interests (the friends of Frau St. Clair), influential, too protective and somewhat castrating (Herr's mother Millet), who rule the world at will through their own decision as acts Frau St. Clair and how, indeed, all women have made since the beginning of time.
In "A Woman Of Paris" there was some sentimental touches so characteristic of Herr Chaplin, but ultimately they do not harm the film too, as happens at the beginning of the film when shows the sad and humble life of Frau St. Clair in his small hometown, which suffers the tyranny of their stepfather, or the frustrating trip to Paris that ultimately has to do alone because of the sudden death of her boyfriend's father.
final atonement, probably the only concession on the part of Herr Chaplin to the public showing a much more conventional moral purpose, is balanced with a beautiful and equally bitter end. Herr Graf
It also wants to stress to the actors in the film, especially the great Herr Adolphe Menjou, so smart, cynical, sophisticated and charming as ever, and to Frau Edna Purviance, expressionless and indifferent as a rich old maid Germanic, not to mention all those happy girls of Paris in the twenties that can be seen in the film and how madly enjoying the pleasures of the city.
"A Woman Of Paris" is certainly an unconventional Herr Chaplin and certainly one of his best silent films in which he tells a sentimental story nothing prejudicial where the star adults live their lives according to what they consider best for them, without false moral bonds or floating with certain social conventions.
And now, if I may, I have to leave because this is an aristocrat cita con una mujer de Leipzig.
Herr Graf Ferdinand Von Galitzien
And certainly after so many years since its prémiere, “A Woman Of Paris” continues to be an unusual Herr Chaplin film. It’s a very remarkable oeuvre that probably will astonish the new generation for its singularity, honesty and boldness.
There are two aspects that made “A Woman Of Paris” a special and remarkable silent film for this Herr Graf.
The first one is the audacity in showing Herr Chaplin in the story of a mistress in the merry Paris of the 20’s, a woman who enjoy freely a luxurious life thanks to the money and the excellent social position of her “protégée”.
In the film there is not a trace of false moral, hypocrisy or judgement. Frau Marie St. Clair ( Frau Edna Purviance ) knows perfectly where she is and how she lives and her particular condition and the advantages and inconveniences that she has for living in that way. When her protégée Herr Pierre Revel ( Herr Adolphe Menjou ) announce his marriage with a rich bourgeois fraulein, she consequently accepts the facts. After all, the three can continue with such a particular open-minded relationship if they want it and with Frau St. Clair as “the other” (obviously) without remorse and not overscrupulous.
It will be only change when Frau St. Clair accidentally meets again her old fiancée Herr Jean Millet ( Herr Carl Miller ). Herr Millet, now a humble painter, lives with his old mother in a modest apartment. Conscience begins to prick her with awareness of her particular life and the possibility of changing an easy and cosy life of luxury for a common one with a man that truly loves her. However, that’s finally a transitional state of mind, choosing, as Frau St. Clair does (and after some troubles with her old fiancée) the Paris joyous life.
As this Herr Graf mentioned before, the way Herr Chaplin depicts Frau St. Clair having a clear conscience of her particular way of life is admirable nowadays. Few films of that time displayed such liberal, adult and honest relationships although they were a common issue in Paris not to mention in Berlin…
The second remarkable aspect of “A Woman Of Paris” for this Herr Graf are the feminine characters of the picture. They are curious portraits of womanhood... powerful, varied and free minded. Women of Paris act and indistinctly do whatever they want, toying with men if necessary for their own interest ( Frau St. Clair’s friends ), influential, over-protective and castrating ( Herr Millet’s mother ) or, as always, making their own and fundamental decisions. Frau St. Clair does all of this and shows that women rule the world, as happened since the dawn of mankind, by the way…
“A Woman Of Paris” has some of those slight sentimental Herr Chaplin touches that don’t harm the film at all. One happens in the beginning of the film depicting the sorrowful and humble life of Frau St. Clair in her small town (while at the same time suffering the tyranny of her stepfather). Another is her frustrating trip to Paris that she finally must to do ...or another...alone when her fiancée’s father death comes suddenly. The atonement at the film’s end, probably the only Herr Chaplin renouncement for the sake of a moral and standard ending that after all and in spite of this, is balanced with a beautiful and at the same time bitter end.
This Herr Graf wants also to remark on the actors included in the film: especially the superb Herr Adolphe Menjou, elegant, cynic, sophisticated and charming as always and Frau Edna Purviance - inexpressive and nonchalant as a German old rich spinster. And who can forget the merry Paris flappers of the film madly enjoying the pleasures of Paris of the 20’s?
“A Woman Of Paris” is certainly an unusual Herr Chaplin film and certainly one of the better ones of his silent period which depicts an open-minded story in where adult human beings live their lives by accordingly deciding what it is the best for themselves without false moral attachments or social conventionalisms.
And now, if you'll allow me, I take my leave Must Temporarily Because this German Count has an appointment with a woman of Leipzig.
Herr Graf Ferdinand Von
Galicia - / -
From the beginning of the film "A Woman Of Paris", the director, Herr Charles Chaplin, warns the audience that are facing an unconventional film production Herr Chaplin , thus avoiding the film's director misunderstandings and potential conflicts with claims by the public about the return of money (some revolutions began because of trivialities like this, for example, increased wages or improved working conditions hairy workers ... ), More specifically, the public will be able to contemplate a sophisticated silent drama where for the first time do not see the famous Tramp character created by Herr Chaplin.
And indeed, after many years after its premiere, "A Woman Of Paris" remains a unique work of Herr Chaplin because of its uniqueness, continues to amaze new generations for its originality, sincerity and boldness. Herr Graf
This would place special emphasis on two remarkable aspects of "A Woman Of Paris."
The first is the boldness that had Herr Chaplin to run a story about a dear in the gay Paris of the 20's of last century, a woman who enjoys anything free from a self-conscious and luxurious life with money and good social position gives its "protégée. The film
not see any hypocrisy or false moral judgments to Frau Marie St. Clair (Edna Purviance Frau), a woman who really knowing where and how, consistent, enjoys his particular lifestyle, assuming both the advantages and disadvantages that gives your particular situation.
When your "protégée" Herr Pierre Revel (Adolphe Menjou Herr) announces his impending marriage to a wealthy bourgeois Fraulein, Frau sensibly accepts St. Clair facts, after all the two can continue living the same way if they consider it appropriate (Frau St. Clair as "the other", obviously), without any remorse or qualms on the part of both.
be only when accidentally Frau St. Clair is back with her old boyfriend Herr Jean Millet (Carl Herr Miller), now a humble artist who lives in a modest apartment with his elderly mother when he pricked the conscience of our heroin and be aware of the particular lifestyle that leads coming to consider making that change his life full of comforts and luxuries with a more vulgar next to a man who really loves her, a decision finally, after recent problems with her old boyfriend, is inclined to the gay Parisian life. How
Herr Graf said before, the way in which Herr Chaplin shows the ease with which Frau St. Clair lives his particular condition and lifestyle, is really admirable, as seen through the eyes modernist, very few films the time dared to show so openly as a liberal and honest relationship between two adults, although they were very common in both Paris and Berlin ...
The second remarkable aspect of "A Woman Of Paris" for Herr Graf are film's female characters, special portraits of women, very different, while powerful and liberated Parisian women who act how they see fit, playing with the men if it is appropriate to their interests (the friends of Frau St. Clair), influential, too protective and somewhat castrating (Herr's mother Millet), who rule the world at will through their own decision as acts Frau St. Clair and how, indeed, all women have made since the beginning of time.
In "A Woman Of Paris" there was some sentimental touches so characteristic of Herr Chaplin, but ultimately they do not harm the film too, as happens at the beginning of the film when shows the sad and humble life of Frau St. Clair in his small hometown, which suffers the tyranny of their stepfather, or the frustrating trip to Paris that ultimately has to do alone because of the sudden death of her boyfriend's father.
final atonement, probably the only concession on the part of Herr Chaplin to the public showing a much more conventional moral purpose, is balanced with a beautiful and equally bitter end. Herr Graf
It also wants to stress to the actors in the film, especially the great Herr Adolphe Menjou, so smart, cynical, sophisticated and charming as ever, and to Frau Edna Purviance, expressionless and indifferent as a rich old maid Germanic, not to mention all those happy girls of Paris in the twenties that can be seen in the film and how madly enjoying the pleasures of the city.
"A Woman Of Paris" is certainly an unconventional Herr Chaplin and certainly one of his best silent films in which he tells a sentimental story nothing prejudicial where the star adults live their lives according to what they consider best for them, without false moral bonds or floating with certain social conventions.
And now, if I may, I have to leave because this is an aristocrat cita con una mujer de Leipzig.
Herr Graf Ferdinand Von Galitzien
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