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People watch on a big screen the Charlie Chaplin film 'The Great Dictator' at Pariser Platz, Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, July 15.

Germans screen all 80 of Charlie Chaplin's films

Probably no accident they chose "The Great Dictator" to start this off.

As NPR reported:

The Babylon Kino will show all 80 of Charlie Chaplin's films over 24 days. The Neues Orchester Potsdam will perform live music for 10 showings.

Most notably, Geraldine Chaplin, 67, will open the events on July 15th and give a talk the following day on "My Father Charlie Chaplin." The festival begins July 15th on Pariser Platz with "The Great Dictator."

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Charlie lived here in our little berg of Montecito. I think about him every time I pass The Montecito Inn. I've never seen The Great Dictator, but I imagine it is hilarious!

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