Silent film festival in Babylon Charlie Chaplin returns to Berlin

Charlie Chaplin visited Berlin some 80 years ago. Now his works are shown at Kino Babylon, Rosa-Luxembourg-Platz. The Silent Film Festival takes place from 15 July to 7 August. For the first time the complete works of the artist is shown in Germany. The films will be accompanied by music from the New Chamber Orchestra of Potsdam. Photo: promoCharlie Chaplin visited Berlin some 80 years ago. Now his works are shown at Kino Babylon, Rosa-Luxembourg-Platz. The Silent Film Festival takes place from 15 July to 7 August ... - Photo: promo
The first highlight of the festival is on the 15th Held in July on the Pariser Platz. The film is "The Great Dictator" for nothing and demonstrated outside. It was the film that Chaplin bring most associated with Germany and Berlin, festival director Timothy Grossman said on Tuesday at the launch of the program.


"The Kid" is a silent film by Charlie Chaplin from the year 1921. The main roles of the tragi-comedy Charlie Chaplin themselves, and to see Jackie Coogan as a child of Charlie Chaplin. Coogan is one of the first child stars of cinema history. "The Tramp" Chaplin's most famous character was called. The "Tramp" was mostly a clumsy but good-natured vagabond who has good manners.
80 years ago, Charlie Chaplin visited Berlin. In Babylon there for the anniversary the entire work as a silent film festival - with orchestral accompaniment.
The crowd at the Friedrichstrasse station was hellish. The police had on that 9 March 1931 carefully prepared for the arrival of Charlie Chaplin tried it with a Schutzkordon from the onslaught of onlookers, autograph hunters and journalists to protect - in vain, as the "Berliner Lokal-Anzeiger" wrote: "In the next moment he is in a tight knot of people disappeared. "Even the way to the Adlon was determined by the" wild enthusiasm of the crowds, "as Chaplin later wrote in his autobiography. The most embarrassing details but he saved from, unlike Hedda Adlon, wife of the former hotel chef, in her memoirs: In the crowd had the actor cut the trouser buttons, "with both hands the trousers clinging, he fled into the elevator."

80 years is the 15 to March visit lasting Chaplin's back where he presented his film "City Lights". For the Kino Babylon, Rosa-Luxembourg-Platz is the occasion for "Chaplin Complete", a 15 July to 7 August lasting Festival, which is the first show in Germany the complete works of the tramp among film artists, complemented by panel discussions, a concert and an exhibition in the foyer of the legendary visit of 1931. All full-length silent films accompanied by the New Chamber Orchestra of Potsdam, shown nine thematically arranged short film programs, also with live accompaniment, the first steps of the future genius as well as his sound films. On the night of the 23th July, there is a continuous up in the morning "Chaplin Marathon", documentaries are also to be seen and on top of that Chaplin's daughter Geraldine, which debuted with eight years in the "limelight" and later even became a successful actress. She will be there on opening day and on 16 July at the podium about "My Father, Charlie Chaplin" report.
The first highlight of the program is equal to 15 July at the Paris court held: a screening of "The Great Dictator", outside and for free. It was the film that Chaplin bring most associated with Germany and Berlin, festival director Timothy Grossman said on Tuesday at the launch of the program. Like the other talkies also Chaplin's Hitler satire is shown in the original with subtitles.
Hints of what Germany flourished, Chaplin had already noticed in 1931: After the initial enthusiasm of the masses, he became increasingly object in the grave political struggle. Especially the Nazis did to produce, expanded on the success of Chaplin, who they thought was mistaken for a Jew. 1940 Pictures of the visit appeared in the propaganda film "The Eternal Jew" on.
The most famous scene of the "Great Dictator" Chaplin was inspired by photos from the New Reich Chancellery. So he knew of Hitler's giant globe - in the movie the toy of his alter ego Hynkel, prop a grotesque dance until the earth explodes. In reality, the world remained. Red Army soldiers discovered him in the Reich Chancellery, one shot, hit Germany. Today, the world stands together with the ball in the German Historical Museum.
"Chaplin Complete", 15 July to 7 August Babylon, Rosa-Luxembourg-Platz. Cards under or by calling 242 5969th The demonstration on the standing-place Paris on 15 July, 22 clock is free. Even the rehearsals to the movies with orchestra are free - for children with children's holiday fun.