Charlie Chaplin - Flower Girl Sequence - City Lights

• The initial 352 takes for the “flower stand sequence” in City Lights, when the tramp first meets the flower girl (played by Virginia Cherrill), were shot early in 1929.  In January 1930, Chaplin shot 99 more takes of the same scene, making a total of 451 takes. From City Lights © Roy Export SAS

[edfolway]

the scene with the blind girl is far out the best i ever saw, in my life, it hit me hard, it brought tears to my eyes, so perfect well played, this cant be copied.
poverty was a big thing in that time. this movie is a real masterpiece. R.I.P charlie and virginia.

[classics]

"Did you pick it up, sir?" That one line, plus her unfocused eyes and feeling around on the ground, are all the audience needs to know she's blind. A less skilled filmmaker would have her say, "I'm sorry, sir, I'm blind, where's the flower?" But Chaplin knew how to show and not tell. Brilliant.

[parzooman]

The humanity that's conveyed in this scene is amazing. Chaplin was an incredible talent.

[vanessapierce]

I found city lights to be a Innocent love story. Charlie always put on a fine performance.

[ed]

This is One of The Most Beautiful Scenes in All Of Charlie Chaplin Silent Films. Such Emotion, Its Genuine. Superb!

[ericcartman]

CINEMA at it's best, technology might be a marvel, but it does ruin some things, movies like this one can't be re-made, and hope they will be forever saved for the future generations, a true and unique masterpiece by a unique genius of the art

[lidia_gomez]

I never knew that such a traditional Spanish song as La Violetera sounded on a Chaplin movie.

[juanjosegurrieri]

In a perfect world he deserved one oscar for year honorary

[danielhurley]

Part way through filming he fired Virginia Cherrill and tried one or two replacements. He wasn't happy with them and asked Virginia to come back. She came back, but only after he agreed to her demand to significantly increase her pay. This last scene made her pay worth every penny.

[FlickerCineVault]

When trying to be charming and watching closely to a lovely blind lady goes wrong with an accidental splash of water to your face 😂…cough cough I mean this is so lovely of a relationship blossoming

[michaelcarvalho]

O melhor filme de Chaplin em todos os tempos. E Virginia Cherril foi a atriz mais linda e deslumbrante com quem ele já trabalhou no cinema.

[DocDaddyKool-ob]

Apparently Chaplin took 9 months to film this one scene, he wanted it to be perfect and so it was.

[manololinaresgarcia]

Es una maravilla....
En
Años.
Donde el cine....
Ha
Entre un millón....
De técnicas....
De efectos....
Especiales....
Es
Totalmente....
Transmitir....
Una
Tan
En una secuencia....
Tan llena..
De detalles....
Tan llena.
De emoción...
Las calles...
Llenas.
En una mañana...
Azul...
De primavera....
Las calles.
Llenas de coches....
De sueños....
De
Y en una esquina..
Como aves....
Precursoras....
De primavera....
Van dejando....
Sus flores....
Las violetetas....
Gente.
Que
Sin tiempo....
Y un
Que tiene....
Todo....
El tiempo....
Del
Se
Y ella le ofrece....
Una flor....
En un
Donde la supervivencia..
Puede....
Hacer de
El
Que
Está haciendo....
Como que no
Es precioso....
Cuando se da
Con esa
Ternura....
Que le brota....
Del corazón....
Con ese
Tan grande.
Por esos
Preciosos....
Que no pueden
Ver.
Por se alegría....
Por esa
De su
Sonrisa....
En ese amor....
Tan grande.
Que podría.
Subir.
Al cielo.
Y dibujarle.
La luna.
En un paraíso....
De estrellas.
En ese amor....
Tan grande.
Como le
La
Como....
Le roza.
Entre las
La
Más pura....
De su
En cada latido.
De su corazón. .
Y

Sus
De su príncipe. .
Encantado....
Como. .
Se queda.
A su
En ese
Más puro y auténtico....
En esa maravillosa....

En esos ojos....
Que te
El
Y no
Ver.
El alma.
En cada latido...
De su corazón...
Con ese final.
Precioso. .
Tan lleno.
De ternura.
Que forma.
Una auténtica....
Obra de arte.
Muchísimas gracias....
De todo corazón. .
Por



Que
Parte.
De mi vida.
De mi alma....
De mi
De mí amor.
Por la
Por el
Por la luna.
Y las estrellas.
Muchísimas gracias.
De todo corazón..
...

[col.waltervonschonkopf]

It's an old and beautiful movie. None of the actors are probabably alive. 😅

[ShēnaLeah]

342 takes during the flower scene, because Charlie didn't like the way Virginia said "Flower sir?" He wanted emotion, to make his audience believe. That's what makes his movies so great. He believed in his actors to speak out the parts, knowing darn well it was a silent film.

[fkdkfnfnldbjdbfjd]

What other employer do you know pays you money to have you throw water on them and not even look at them, almost as if they're worthless.

[SharpDesign]

Chaplin demanded 342 takes for this one scene. And I think she says (reading lips) only 25 cents which would be about 5 dollars in inflation today.

[FranciscoCorbachoMoscosio]

De la Ciega, el paseante, se enamoró.

[reijosalminen]

-how"d did she knew att 0, 40 sec, that he stopped?...still Great Film.

[johanvanwest]

They should show this to Poutin, Xi-Jinping, Netanyauh and all those who believe they own the world...