Agenda Municipal / Movies The Kid

Sat 09 Apr
Narciso Ferreira Theatre programme (Family sessions)

Riba de Ave | 16h00

The public sessions, free in a first stage, will be available only at the local box office, 1 hour and a half before each session | EUA, ficção, 1921 | Director: Charlie Chaplin | Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Jackie CooganRating: M/6 | Duration: 65 min.

A single mother leaves a charity hospital with her newborn son. The mother realises she cannot afford to raise her son, so she decides to leave him in the back seat of a rich people's car and leaves a note asking them to look after her son. But, on the other hand, the car is stolen by two thieves, who, when they discover the baby, abandon it in a deserted street. Unaware of anything a tramp (Chaplin) takes his morning stroll and finds the baby. Five years later, the child (Jackie Coogan) and his adoptive father are inseparable, and the little one is an invaluable help in the job of repairing "accidentally" broken glass. Directed by Charlie Chaplin - who was inspired by the misery of his own childhood -, a dramatic comedy about love that remains one of the most important cinematic references of all time.

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