A Woman of Paris
A Woman of Paris (also known as A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate) is a 1923 silent drama film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. It stars Edna Purviance as the title character, along with Clarence Geldart, Carl Miller, Lydia Knott, Charles K. French and Adolphe Menjou. A United Artists production, the film was an atypical dramatic work for Chaplin.
Plot
Marie St. Clair and her fiancé, aspiring artist Jean Millet, plan to leave their small French village for Paris, where they will marry. On the night before their scheduled departure, Marie leaves her house for a rendezvous with Jean. Marie's stepfather locks her out of the house, telling her to find shelter elsewhere.
More details
| author | Charlie Chaplin |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | A. Edward Sutherland Charlie Chaplin |
| editor | Monta Bell |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | aspiring artist build country cottage french countryside latin quarter morning mourn paint rid sharecropper train station |
| musicBy | Charlie Chaplin |
| producer | Charlie Chaplin |
| productionCompany | Charles Chaplin Productions Regent |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | romantic drama silent |