YMMV / A Woman of Paris

• Vindicated by History: The film was a flop due in part to Charlie Chaplin's acting absence (apart from a cameo where he is unrecognizable). Audiences at the time didn't know what to make of a slapstick filmmaker embracing something completely serious. What people could only recognize in subsequent decades was that the film is a milestone in the shaping of silent cinema, and especially the development of the Chaplin style towards immortality.

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