1917 · comedy · short · romance
The Immigrant
Directed by Charlie Chaplin24m1917
A European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.
Our read: The Immigrant (1917) reads as a warm, kinetic, grounded comedy · short · romance entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, measured comedy / short, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- brisk
- tender
- funny
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