Written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, the story follows the misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp, as he falls in love with a blind girl (Virginia Cherrill) and develops a turbulent friendship with an alcoholic millionaire.
Although sound films were on the rise when Chaplin started developing the script, he decided to continue working with silent productions. “City Lights” marked the first time Chaplin composed the music to one of his productions, and it was co-written with Arthur Johnston. Today, many critics consider it not only the highest accomplishment of Chaplin's career, but one of the greatest films of all time. In 1991, the Library of Congress selected “City Lights” for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
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The movie screens with English and Russian subtitles.
The screening is free of charge.
