Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television Presents

Il Cinema Ritrovato on Tour - Newly Restored Films from the Cineteca di Bologna Festival

CITY LIGHTS

USA/1931/B&W/87 minutes

DIR: Charlie Chaplin

CAST: Charlie Chaplin. Virginia Cherrill, Florence Lee, Harry Myers, Al Ernest Garcia

Chaplin was writer/producer/director/star and composer. His masterpiece is as funny as it is poignant, featuring the ultimate Little Tramp story: Charlie falls for a blind woman who mistakes him for a millionaire. the advent of sound, Chaplin embraced the expressive beauty of silent cinema in his most beloved romantic comedy.

Restored by Criterion Collection in collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna, distributed in the US by Janus Films.

Read more about the film at the Il Cinema Ritrovato film festival database at: http://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/film/city-lights/

Visit the Friends of Cineteca Bologna at: http://friendsofcinetecadibologna.org/

PLEASE NOTE: All SFTV screenings are OVERBOOKED to ensure seating capacity in the theater; therefore, seating is not guaranteed based on RSVPs. Guests on the RSVP list will be checked in on a first-come, first-served basis until the theater is full. Once the theater has reached capacity, we will no longer be able to admit guests, regardless of RSVP status.