CHAPLIN: SPIRIT OF THE TRAMP - New Documentary by Carmen Chaplin

17 Sep 2024

‘Chaplin: Spirit Of The Tramp’, Carmen Chaplin’s documentary, which explores her grandfather’s Romani heritage will get its world premiere at San Sebastián Film Festival on September 25th.

The feature includes exclusive interviews and many materials from the Chaplin archives, as well as film clips licensed by mk2 films. Some of the interviewees include Michael J. Chaplin, Geraldine Chaplin, Victoria Chaplin, Jane Chaplin & Christopher Chaplin. Producers include Dolores Chaplin.

The documentary will also be screened at Festival Lumière in Lyon in October.

Documentary directed by Carmen Chaplin
Screenplay: Carmen Chaplin, Ashim Bhalla, Isaki Lacuesta, Amaya Remírez.
Producers: Wave of Humanity, Basque Films, Atlantika Films, Kwanon Films, Roy Export SAS, Submarine Sublime
Running Time: 86 minutes (excluding credits)

CHAPLIN: new stage play in Turkey

31 May 2024

CHAPLIN, a new licensed stage play retracing Chaplin’s life story, written in Turkish by Aksel Bonfil and produced by Mert Siliv, premiered on May 27th at Zorlu Performing Arts Center in Istanbul with plans of touring to other venues in Turkey.

Dan Kamin, who trained Robert Downey Jr. for his performance in Chaplin and Johnny Depp for a sequence in Benny and Joon, worked with actor Özgür Daniel Foster for this production.

New Chaplin Video Game

25 Apr 2024

Chaplin Fans, take advantage of this exclusive opportunity! For a limited time, play a brand new puzzle game BEFORE its eventual release to the general public.

B Df’rent Games is launching the first officially licensed Charlie Chaplin mobile game ever: “Charlie Chaplin,The Missing Pieces”.

The demo is available on the App Store, Google Play Store, or on PC.

Download it now and share your valuable feedback on their official Discord server to help B Df’rent Games create the perfect gaming experience tailored just for you.

Josephine Gardin-Chaplin

21 Jul 2023

It is with deepest regret that we share news of the passing of Josephine Hannah Gardin-Chaplin, daughter of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O’Neill, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her beloved family and friends.

For years, Josephine managed the Chaplin Office in Paris on behalf of her siblings until she took leave to care for her husband Jean-Claude Gardin.

She appeared in a number of films, including Pier Paolo Pasolini’s THE CANTERBURY TALES, and her father’s LIMELIGHT and A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG.

Our deepest condolences are with her family.

The Chaplin Office

Online Discussion: 100 Years of The Kid - The Reality of Child Stardom

24 Nov 2021

Online Discussion on November 30th at 6:00 PM GMT: 100 Years of The Kid - The Reality of Child Stardom

In 1921, five-year-old Jackie Coogan was propelled to stardom in THE KID, one of Chaplin’s most personal movies, resonating his own childhood experiences and his rag-to-riches story.

Jackie, only four when shooting started, was to become a prototype for the child actor as we know it. He went from whirlwind fame to suing his mother and stepfather over their squandering of his entire film earnings, which he had expected to receive when he reached adulthood. In 1939, thanks to his court case, the California Child Actor’s Bill, also known as the “Coogan Act”, was passed to protect the rights of child performers and entertainers and is still the basis for current US legislation.

Join Dr. Carol Homden, group Chief Executive of Coram, Kate Guyonvarch from The Chaplin Office in Paris, Pamela Hutchinson, editor of Silent London, and Professor Dame Carolyn Hamilton, Managing Director of Coram International, for a discussion on this landmark change in legislation for child performers.

Book here. Proceeds will go to children’s charity Coram. Admission is free for our social media followers. Just join the guest list as “Chaplin Office Subscribers”.

Hollywood Heritage will celebrate the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley

16 Sep 2021

Hollywood Heritage invites you to support their mission to raise funds and awareness to honor the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley, a location in Hollywood where three of the greatest comedies of all time, Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid” (1921), Buster Keaton’s “Cops” (1922), and Harold Lloyd’s “Safety Last!” (1923) were filmed. Each of these films has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as works “of enduring importance to American culture.” Hollywood Heritage hopes to install signs, a plaque, and an honorary mural at the alley.

The unveiling ceremony of the Chaplin-Keaton-Lloyd Alley will take place on September 29, 2021, the inaugural National Silent Movie Day in the U.S.

Launch of project MAPPING ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS OF CHAPLIN’S SHOULDER ARMS (MASh)

16 Apr 2021

The Swiss film archive Lichtspiel / Kinemathek Bern is launching its new archival and historical research project MAPPING ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS OF CHAPLIN’S SHOULDER ARMS (MASh) on April 16 – Charlie Chaplin’s birthday.

The collaborative project aims to locate, identify, and describe all historical film prints of Charlie Chaplin’s wartime comedy SHOULDER ARMS (U.S. 1918) preserved in archives and collections worldwide. For further details, visit the Project MASh website.