Although sound films were on the rise when Chaplin started developing the script in 1928, he decided to continue working with silent productions. Filming started in December 1928, and ended in September 1930. City Lights marked the first time Chaplin composed the film score to one of his productions and it was written in six weeks with Arthur Johnston. The main theme used as a leitmotif for the blind flower girl is the song "La Violetera" ("Who’ll Buy my Violets") from Spanish composer José Padilla. Chaplin lost a lawsuit to Padilla for not crediting him.
City Lights was immediately successful upon release on January 30, 1931 with positive reviews and box office receipts of $5 million. Today, critics consider it not only the highest accomplishment of Chaplin's career, but one of the greatest films ever made. In 1992, the Library of Congress selected City Lights for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2007, the American Film Institute's 100 Years... 100 Movies ranked City Lights as the 11th greatest American film of all time. In 1949, the critic James Agee referred to the final scene in the film as the "greatest single piece of acting ever committed to celluloid".
City Lights is the third album from Json. Lamp Mode Recordings released the project on July 20, 2010.
Reception
Specifying in a three and a half out of five review by Rapzilla, they recognizes, "Although 'City Lights' is not without its missteps (an unneeded feature here, a forgettable song there) these are hard to harp on considering the depth of this project. With this album, Json not only shows his capacity for being a consistently innovative artist, he sends out an S.O.S. on behalf of communities drowning in sin and calling for the Lifesaver." Josh Burkey, indicating in a four star out of five review for Indie Vision Music, responds, "Json's album 'City Lights' has a genuine message broadcasting throughout with a bang from start to finish."
Blanche - City Lights (Official Music Video)
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Styling : Charlotte & Simon
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Catering : Eva Széchenyi
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published: 20 Mar 2017
William Pitt - City Lights (Extended version) 1986
William Pitt : City Lights (Extended version), 1986 words & music: P.Trainer - P.Wuthrich/ P.Pilet Desjardins - P.Wuthrich
published: 10 Jan 2011
Blanche - City Lights (Belgium) LIVE at the Grand Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest
Blanche represented Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, visit https://eurovision.tv
published: 13 May 2017
Charlie Chaplin | Luzes da Cidade (City Lights) - 1931 - Legendado
Sinopse: Um vagabundo (Charles Chaplin) impede um homem rico (Harry Myers), que está bêbado, de se matar. Grato, ele o convida até sua casa e se torna seu amigo. Só que ele esquece completamente o que aconteceu quando está sóbrio, o que faz com que o vagabundo seja tratado de forma bem diferente. Paralelamente, o vagabundo se interessa por uma florista cega (Virginia Cherrill), a quem tenta ajudar a pagar o aluguel atrasado e a restaurar a visão. Só que ela pensa que seu benfeitor é, na verdade, um milionário.
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FICHA TÉCNICA
Título Original: City Lights.
Ano: 1931
Elenco: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers.
Roteiro e Direção: Charlie Chaplin
published: 08 Jan 2017
Avicii - City Lights (Lyric Video)
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Music video by Avicii performing City Lights. (C) 2015 Avicii Music AB, under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
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published: 02 Oct 2015
Blanche - City Lights (Belgium) Eurovision 2017 - Official Music Video
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Blanche will represent Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights
Written & directed by Simon Vanrie & Brice VDH
Production company : Nada
Executive producer : Barbara Dauby
DOP : Brice VDH
Art Direction : Simon Vanrie
VFX : Olivier Sipesaque & Corentin Laplatte Color grading : Xavier
Dockx Drone : Robin Smit
Gaffer : Thomas Lescart
Best boy : Nicolas Nollomont
Styling : Charlotte & Simon
Hairdresser & Make-up : Margaux Cabuy
Catering : Eva Széchenyi
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published: 08 Mar 2017
Blanche - City Lights (Belgium) LIVE at the first Semi-Final
Blanche represented Belgium at the first Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, go to https://eurovision.tv
Blanche - City Lights (Official Music Video)
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http://www.smarturl.it/BlancheCityLights
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Blanche - City Lights (Official Music Video)
single out now on [PIAS] Recordings Belgium
http://www.smarturl.it/BlancheCityLights
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https://www.facebook.com/blanchemusicbe/
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Video written & directed by Simon Vanrie & Brice VDH
Production company : Nada
Executive producer : Barbara Dauby
DOP : Brice VDH
Art Direction : Simon Vanrie
VFX : Olivier Sipesaque & Corentin Laplatte Color grading : Xavier
Dockx Drone : Robin Smit
Gaffer : Thomas Lescart
Best boy : Nicolas Nollomont
Styling : Charlotte & Simon
Hairdresser & Make-up : Margaux Cabuy
Catering : Eva Széchenyi
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Blanche - City Lights (Official Music Video)
single out now on [PIAS] Recordings Belgium
http://www.smarturl.it/BlancheCityLights
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https://twitter.com/blanchemusicbe
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Video written & directed by Simon Vanrie & Brice VDH
Production company : Nada
Executive producer : Barbara Dauby
DOP : Brice VDH
Art Direction : Simon Vanrie
VFX : Olivier Sipesaque & Corentin Laplatte Color grading : Xavier
Dockx Drone : Robin Smit
Gaffer : Thomas Lescart
Best boy : Nicolas Nollomont
Styling : Charlotte & Simon
Hairdresser & Make-up : Margaux Cabuy
Catering : Eva Széchenyi
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Blanche represented Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, visit https://eurovis...
Blanche represented Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, visit https://eurovision.tv
Blanche represented Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, visit https://eurovision.tv
Sinopse: Um vagabundo (Charles Chaplin) impede um homem rico (Harry Myers), que está bêbado, de se matar. Grato, ele o convida até sua casa e se torna seu amigo...
Sinopse: Um vagabundo (Charles Chaplin) impede um homem rico (Harry Myers), que está bêbado, de se matar. Grato, ele o convida até sua casa e se torna seu amigo. Só que ele esquece completamente o que aconteceu quando está sóbrio, o que faz com que o vagabundo seja tratado de forma bem diferente. Paralelamente, o vagabundo se interessa por uma florista cega (Virginia Cherrill), a quem tenta ajudar a pagar o aluguel atrasado e a restaurar a visão. Só que ela pensa que seu benfeitor é, na verdade, um milionário.
_____
FICHA TÉCNICA
Título Original: City Lights.
Ano: 1931
Elenco: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers.
Roteiro e Direção: Charlie Chaplin
Sinopse: Um vagabundo (Charles Chaplin) impede um homem rico (Harry Myers), que está bêbado, de se matar. Grato, ele o convida até sua casa e se torna seu amigo. Só que ele esquece completamente o que aconteceu quando está sóbrio, o que faz com que o vagabundo seja tratado de forma bem diferente. Paralelamente, o vagabundo se interessa por uma florista cega (Virginia Cherrill), a quem tenta ajudar a pagar o aluguel atrasado e a restaurar a visão. Só que ela pensa que seu benfeitor é, na verdade, um milionário.
_____
FICHA TÉCNICA
Título Original: City Lights.
Ano: 1931
Elenco: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers.
Roteiro e Direção: Charlie Chaplin
Listen to Avicii’s latest single “SOS” here: https://Avicii.lnk.to/SOS
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Listen to Avicii’s latest single “SOS” here: https://Avicii.lnk.to/SOS
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Stories:
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Music video by Avicii performing City Lights. (C) 2015 Avicii Music AB, under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
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Listen to Avicii’s latest single “SOS” here: https://Avicii.lnk.to/SOS
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Add or download the song to your own playlist: https://ESC2017.lnk.to/Eurovision2017YD
Download the karaoke version here: http://apple.co/2pGkdx5
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Blanche will represent Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights
Written & directed by Simon Vanrie & Brice VDH
Production company : Nada
Executive producer : Barbara Dauby
DOP : Brice VDH
Art Direction : Simon Vanrie
VFX : Olivier Sipesaque & Corentin Laplatte Color grading : Xavier
Dockx Drone : Robin Smit
Gaffer : Thomas Lescart
Best boy : Nicolas Nollomont
Styling : Charlotte & Simon
Hairdresser & Make-up : Margaux Cabuy
Catering : Eva Széchenyi
Socials
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Add or download the song to your own playlist: https://ESC2017.lnk.to/Eurovision2017YD
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Blanche will represent Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights
Written & directed by Simon Vanrie & Brice VDH
Production company : Nada
Executive producer : Barbara Dauby
DOP : Brice VDH
Art Direction : Simon Vanrie
VFX : Olivier Sipesaque & Corentin Laplatte Color grading : Xavier
Dockx Drone : Robin Smit
Gaffer : Thomas Lescart
Best boy : Nicolas Nollomont
Styling : Charlotte & Simon
Hairdresser & Make-up : Margaux Cabuy
Catering : Eva Széchenyi
Socials
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Blanche represented Belgium at the first Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanch...
Blanche represented Belgium at the first Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, go to https://eurovision.tv
Blanche represented Belgium at the first Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, go to https://eurovision.tv
Blanche - City Lights (Official Music Video)
single out now on [PIAS] Recordings Belgium
http://www.smarturl.it/BlancheCityLights
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Video written & directed by Simon Vanrie & Brice VDH
Production company : Nada
Executive producer : Barbara Dauby
DOP : Brice VDH
Art Direction : Simon Vanrie
VFX : Olivier Sipesaque & Corentin Laplatte Color grading : Xavier
Dockx Drone : Robin Smit
Gaffer : Thomas Lescart
Best boy : Nicolas Nollomont
Styling : Charlotte & Simon
Hairdresser & Make-up : Margaux Cabuy
Catering : Eva Széchenyi
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Blanche represented Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, visit https://eurovision.tv
Sinopse: Um vagabundo (Charles Chaplin) impede um homem rico (Harry Myers), que está bêbado, de se matar. Grato, ele o convida até sua casa e se torna seu amigo. Só que ele esquece completamente o que aconteceu quando está sóbrio, o que faz com que o vagabundo seja tratado de forma bem diferente. Paralelamente, o vagabundo se interessa por uma florista cega (Virginia Cherrill), a quem tenta ajudar a pagar o aluguel atrasado e a restaurar a visão. Só que ela pensa que seu benfeitor é, na verdade, um milionário.
_____
FICHA TÉCNICA
Título Original: City Lights.
Ano: 1931
Elenco: Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill, Harry Myers.
Roteiro e Direção: Charlie Chaplin
Listen to Avicii’s latest single “SOS” here: https://Avicii.lnk.to/SOS
Click here to subscribe: https://avicii.lnk.to/Subscribe
Stories:
http://avicii.co/stories
Music video by Avicii performing City Lights. (C) 2015 Avicii Music AB, under exclusive license to Universal Music AB
http://vevo.ly/vccpoK
Add or download the song to your own playlist: https://ESC2017.lnk.to/Eurovision2017YD
Download the karaoke version here: http://apple.co/2pGkdx5
Buy it on vinyl: https://ESC2017.lnk.to/JdVW3We
Blanche will represent Belgium at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights
Written & directed by Simon Vanrie & Brice VDH
Production company : Nada
Executive producer : Barbara Dauby
DOP : Brice VDH
Art Direction : Simon Vanrie
VFX : Olivier Sipesaque & Corentin Laplatte Color grading : Xavier
Dockx Drone : Robin Smit
Gaffer : Thomas Lescart
Best boy : Nicolas Nollomont
Styling : Charlotte & Simon
Hairdresser & Make-up : Margaux Cabuy
Catering : Eva Széchenyi
Socials
https://www.facebook.com/blanchemusicbe/
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Blanche represented Belgium at the first Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv with the song City Lights. If you want to know more about Blanche, go to https://eurovision.tv
The little old lady sat on the porch of the farm-house. The little old lady rocked back and forth and crocheted. "Oh, listen to the cricket, look at the rooster, smell the hay," I told her. "And see the pretty little egg that the hen just laid." The little old lady took off her glasses and squinted. And how she responded literally had me floored. She said: "I'm glad to meet someone who appreciates the beauty that nature initiates. It's sweet to hear, but me, my dear, I'm truly bored. I miss those city lights, those sparkling city lights, those twinkling city lights blurring my eyes. I love those city lights, the color of city sights that shine under city lights tinting the skies. New mown hay gives me hay fever. There's the rooster, where's my cleaver? So laid back, my mind might crack, and when the thresher's up my pressure's up. City lights, oh, I long for those city lights, the bulbs of those beaming brights beckoning me there. Be there. Take the crickets and go shove 'em, urban crises, how I love 'em! Grime and grit and pretty city lights. Walking lanes to pick a daisy, that could drive a person crazy. Home-made bread lies here like lead, and Polly's peach preserves-- oh, please, my nerves! City lights, how I long for those city lights, the bulbs of those beaming brights beckoning me there. Be there. Sties and stables sure are smelly, let me sniff some Kosher deli, brightly lit by pretty city lights. Pluck your lillies of the valley, let me sally up some alley dimly lit by pretty city lights. Country air means zilch to me, I won't breathe nothing I can't see. So let me quit and hit those pretty city lights. Hit them city lights! Love them city lights! Fairs and socials ain't no pluses, I saw more on cross-town buses brightly lit by pretty city lights. Hold that udder and churn that butter, me, I'd rather shoot some gutter dimly lit by pretty city lights. Slop those sows, go on and fill your pails, Honey, just let me plant my buns down in Bloomingdale's. Yes, let me quit and hit those pretty city lights. Love them city lights!