which directors were the biggest jerks and hardest to work with?
Dec 2, 2018 5:05:30 GMT
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Post by claudius on Dec 2, 2018 5:05:30 GMT
"The movie took more than two years to make, with more than half a year just to shoot it. One scene in which Cherrill's flower seller character offers Chaplin's Tramp character a flower and says one line took over 300 takes to shoot, apparently as Chaplin kept finding fault with the way she held the flower, etc., etc. etc. It must have been upsetting for her and the crew as well. (The filming of this scene is included in the excellent documentary Forgotten Chaplin)"
The 300 takes had nothing to do with any fault with Cherrill (although he did have problems with her). The problem was Chaplin couldn't find a convincing way for the blind girl to be convinced the Tramp was a millionaire. Eventually, he found the solution to have the Tramp go in-and-out of a limousine, the sound of the door convincing the girl that the owner is coming out.
And it is called UNKNOWN CHAPLIN, 35th Anniversary last January.
The 300 takes had nothing to do with any fault with Cherrill (although he did have problems with her). The problem was Chaplin couldn't find a convincing way for the blind girl to be convinced the Tramp was a millionaire. Eventually, he found the solution to have the Tramp go in-and-out of a limousine, the sound of the door convincing the girl that the owner is coming out.
And it is called UNKNOWN CHAPLIN, 35th Anniversary last January.