TOULOUSE
Synopsis:
In 1940, whilst the United States had not yet entered the war, Charlie Chaplin launched a direct attack on the Nazi regime using his only weapon: satire. A first entirely talkie which, fittingly, raises the question of discourse and broadcast speech in the most scathing of ways. The brilliant comedian goes so far as to play on his resemblance to Hitler to create the character of the Jewish barber, the tyrant Hynkel’s perfect double! Iconic visual gags fired off like shells, and above all the unforgettable and deeply moving final speech in which the barber gives way to Chaplin himself.
Charles Chaplin, 1940. USA. 124 mins. B&W. DCP. Original version with French subtitles
