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A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate

  • 19231923
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.5K
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Edna Purviance in A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
  • Drama
  • Romance
A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.A kept woman runs into her former fiancé and finds herself torn between love and comfort.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
5.5K
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  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Stars
    • Edna Purviance
    • Clarence Geldert
    • Carl Miller
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  • Director
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Writer
    • Charles Chaplin
  • Stars
    • Edna Purviance
    • Clarence Geldert
    • Carl Miller
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    • 44User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Carl Miller and Edna Purviance in A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
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    Adolphe Menjou and Edna Purviance in A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate (1923)
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    Edna Purviance
    Edna Purviance
    • Marie St. Clairas Marie St. Clair
    Clarence Geldert
    Clarence Geldert
    • Marie's Step-Fatheras Marie's Step-Father
    Carl Miller
    Carl Miller
    • Jean Milletas Jean Millet
    Lydia Knott
    Lydia Knott
    • Jean's Motheras Jean's Mother
    Charles K. French
    Charles K. French
    • Jean's Fatheras Jean's Father
    • (as Charles French)
    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Pierre Revelas Pierre Revel
    Betty Morrissey
    • Fifias Fifi
    Malvina Polo
    • Pauletteas Paulette
    Nellie Bly Baker
    • Masseuseas Masseuse
    • (uncredited)
    Henry Bergman
    • Head Waiteras Head Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Station Porteras Station Porter
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Coghlan Jr.
    Frank Coghlan Jr.
    • Boyas Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
    Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
    • Man in Nightclubas Man in Nightclub
    • (uncredited)
    Stella De Lanti
    • Revel's Fiancéeas Revel's Fiancée
    • (unconfirmed)
    • (uncredited)
    Jean de Limur
    • Man in Nightclubas Man in Nightclub
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Farrell
    Charles Farrell
    • Man in Nightclubas Man in Nightclub
    • (uncredited)
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    • Mannequinas Mannequin
    • (uncredited)
    Karl Gutman
    • Orchestra Conductoras Orchestra Conductor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Charles Chaplin
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      • Charles Chaplin
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    • Trivia
      The reissue of this film, with a musical score and new cut by Charles Chaplin, was the last work of his entire film career. By then, the 87-year-old Chaplin was visibly frail but still walking. His score was aided by arranger Eric James, and he took a small theme from Monsieur Verdoux (1947), but most of the score was Chaplin's. The film was reissued posthumously in 1977 with the new score to overwhelming critical and public praise. At that time, many critics praised it (as in the trailer) as one of the best films ever made.
    • Quotes

      [Intertitle]: Time heals, and experience teaches that the secret of happiness is in service to others.

    • Alternate versions
      During 1976, Chaplin was preparing a reissue of A Woman of Paris/Sunnyside but died before completion. The project was completed after his death, and the films were reissued in the United States by Kino International Corp. in 1978. This version, however, dispensed with an opening subtitle, as well as a few brief insert shots.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chaplin Today: Modern Times (2003)

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    Interesting Change of Pace From Chaplin
    If nothing else, you have to give Charlie Chaplin a lot of credit for taking a shot at something so different from his usual fare. (Though he himself only appears on-screen for a few seconds this time, he did almost everything else in the production.) And while "A Woman of Paris" is certainly a cut below his comedy features, it's a pretty good melodrama, and you'd have to think that with experience Chaplin could have gone on to become almost as effective with straight melodrama as he was with his sentimental comedies. It's not really surprising that after this he returned to comedy for good, but that was just to keep audiences happy, not because he couldn't do drama, since this is a decent effort.

    Chaplin's own frequent lady Edna Purviance is convincing as the young woman whose tangled love affairs pull her away from her true love and into a set of tangled relationships in the empty, decadent world of the Parisian idle classes. Except for being rather contrived - there are far too many coincidences and pat developments in the plot, and they do not work as well in serious drama as they would in a comedy - the story is interesting and fairly creative. It does get a bit heavy at times, since there is very little comic relief, but Adolphe Menjou helps keep it from getting unbearably serious with a good performance as the carefree, irresponsible Pierre. He shows that even without dialogue he can make this kind of character lively and memorable.

    Since it doesn't quite measure up to the standard of either the best Chaplin features or the best silent melodramas, "A Woman of Paris" may not have a niche of its own, except for its historical interest. But it's quite an interesting change of pace from Chaplin, and an above average movie that's worth seeing.
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    • Release date
      • November 4, 1923 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Парижанка
    • Filming locations
      • Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Charles Chaplin Productions
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    • Budget
      • $351,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,233
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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