Candilejas
Una obra maestra de risas y lágrimas del maestro de la comedia.
1952 • 137 min • Romance · Drama · Music · Comedy
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 79 Audience · 610 · 49%
Una vieja estrella de music hall ayuda a una joven bailarina de ballet a recuperar sus ganas de vivir después de una crisis de confianza. Esta película explora temas de mentoría, perseverancia artística y los desafíos de envejecer en una carrera de espectáculos. Es una historia conmovedora con momentos de humor y tristeza.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Discusiones sobre intento de suicidio
- Consumo de alcohol implícito
- Temas de envejecimiento y pérdida
- Algo de intensidad emocional
What it models well
- Compasión y mentoría
- Resistencia ante la adversidad
- El valor del arte y la actuación
- Encontrar un propósito
Talk about it after
- Cómo afrontar la tristeza y la desesperación
- La naturaleza efímera de la fama
- Sacrificio por el arte
- La importancia de la conexión humana
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Top billed cast
Director: Charlie Chaplin • Crew: Charlie Chaplin
Trailers & clips
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersChaplin's masterpiece about the bittersweet romance between an aging, washed-up comedienne and the suicidal ballet dancer he rescues and takes under his wing is one of the greatest dramas I have ever seen. It's a marvelous turn by Chaplin, who also directed, wrote the story and composed the score. Claire Bloom is simply wonderful as Chaplin's despondent lover.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.9/10 (610)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $900,000
- Box office
- $1,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0044837
