City Lights
(1931). Directed by Charles Chaplin; written by Charles Chaplin; produced by
Charles Chaplin Productions; Genre: Comedy/Drama; silent.
The movie City Lights by Charlie Chaplin is about a tramp
falling in love with a blind girl. The Tramp, as understood from his name, is a
poor man. He befriends a very drunk rich man as the man tries to kill himself
and they become close friends, as long as the rich man is drunk. The blind
girl, who makes a living by selling flowers on the streets gets sick and soon
she and her grandmother receives a notice reminding them to pay the rent, or
else they will be evicted. The Tramp works in various jobs to make money for
the rent and for the girl’s eye surgery. He then is put into jail from a
misunderstanding. Months later he stumbles upon the now seeing girl and the
movie ends.
