The movie "The Story of the Abandoned Child"

Year: 1980

Type: Comedy

Region: USA

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Language: English

Release Date: Tuesday, January 1, 1980

English Title: The Kid

Other Titles: The Find of a Lifetime

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IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0012349/ (8.3/10 (24,428 votes) TOP: #143)

Introduction:

This was Charlie Chaplin's first full-length feature film (six reels long). In terms of style, it moved away from some of the overly exaggerated slapstick actions and began to incorporate touching emotional elements into a complete story, resulting in a deeply moving tragicomedy.

The story describes a poor London woman who abandons her illegitimate child on the car in front of a wealthy person's house. However, the car is stolen, and the infant is left beside a garbage can. The glass repairman Charlot passes by, picks up the infant, and takes him home to raise him. When the child grows to be four or five years old, Charlot takes him out to work. The child first throws stones to break people's windows, and then Charlot steps forward to replace the glass, finding endless joy together. Later, the national charity wants to send the child to an orphanage, leaving Charlot feeling bewildered. He decides to take the child back, climbing over the roof, chasing after the running truck, and finally holding the child in his arms again. Unable to return to his top-floor apartment, Charlot takes the child to stay at a nightclub. At this time, the child's mother has become wealthy and offers a reward for finding her child. Someone, for the money, secretly takes the child away from Charlot and returns him to his mother. Charlot dreams of arriving at a heavenly slum where there are both arguments and laughter. Charlot wakes up and finds the mother and child standing by his side. He has finally found happiness.

The talented five-year-old actor Jackie Coogan plays the child with an incredibly adorable and touching performance. The father-son affection that flows between him and Chaplin deeply moves the audience. Chaplin also fully grasps the delicate emotional aspects of Charlot the glass repairman, creating a humble yet loving and compassionate father figure beyond just making people laugh. The entire story was filmed very smoothly and naturally, causing a sensation in countries such as the UK, USA, and France upon its release, bringing Chaplin's reputation to a new peak.