Al Marsad newspaper: Charlie Chaplin succeeded in drawing attention to his appearance on the screen 100 years ago, to become the undisputed star of silent cinema, and a century following the release of his first feature filmThe KidIn 1921, Chaplin came back to the fore once more, with a new documentary film entitledThe Real Charlie Chaplin“.
The film demonstrates his physical talent, as the film tells, which was released in cinemas and on “AmazonPrimeSaturday, the hidden story of the world’s first comedian, who was married 4 times, and allegedly slept with more than 2,000 women.
The film refers to his relationship with his second wife, Lita Gray, whom he married at the age of 35, when she was 16, and describes her as a cow and an insect, while describing him as a man with a fickle mood.
His son Michael, 75, told viewers: “I was kind of afraid of my father. He was so strong, you can’t argue with him, because he mightn’t be wrong… Anyone who got close to him would end up suffocating.”
Chaplin was born in Lambeth, south London in 1889, and had been working in a workshop since he was just 4 years old. His mother is a singer of Romanian origin named Hannah Chaplin.
Hannah had one son out of wedlock, and although she was married to a successful artist named Charles Chaplin, he is unlikely to be Charlie’s real father.
Whatever the truth, Chaplin gave the infant father his name. But a year following giving birth, he passed away, leaving his wife and son to live a poor life, perhaps because he suspected Hanna of cheating on him.
Charlie later admitted that his mother had done many bad things, and it was possible that in times of extreme poverty, she had taken to the streets. This was not unusual in working-class South London, where women drifted in and out of prostitution to save their families.
The documentary states that Chaplin mistrusted women, feared abandonment and loss, was jealous for the slightest reason, and was very aggressive.