A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate
1923 

7.3
2,058
Drama. Romance
Marie St. Clair (Edna Purviance), a simple girl living in a small French town, plans to elope with her lover, artist Jean Millet (Carl Miller), even though her suspicious stepfather attempts to stop her. Jean brings her to his home, but they are also scorned by his father. Jean and Marie resolve to leave for Paris that night. They go to the railroad station, where Jean leaves Marie with money for tickets, while he returns home to pack. ... [+]
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"For Charlie Chaplin, the film was a dream project that defied expectations. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" | |||
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"It is not pretty. Chaplin never meant it to be. But it is horribly true." | |||
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"Chaplin's manner is deft and witty, but the depiction of unchecked wealth and the moral rot it breeds links this drawing-room romance to the fierce political comedies in which he stars." | |||
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"'A Woman of Paris' is a serious, sincere effort, with a bang story subtlety of idea-expression." | |||
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"Despite its wealth of detail and sharp observations about morality, the film remains curiously insubstantial with its refined dabbling in the elements of satire" | |||
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"A moving and entertaining work, executed with high finesse by a master cineast." |
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