Norton Simon Museum & Visual Culture Program Event
Charlie Chaplin's comedic masterwork charts a prospector's search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance (Georgia Hale). Shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevadas and featuring such timeless gags as the dance of the dinner rolls and the meal of boiled shoe leather, The Gold Rush is an indelible work of heartwarming hilarity. Presented in a new restoration of the original silent film.
Film Series: All that Glitters
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Gold: Enduring Power, Sacred Craft, this series organized by Brian Jacobson, Professor of Visual Culture at Caltech, explores gold's enduring power to attract, enchant, bewitch and beguile. From Charlie Chaplin's droll send-up of the Klondike gold rush to medieval Japan and the legend of El Dorado, these films illustrate how gold's broad cultural significance has made it an appealing subject for filmmakers the world over. Each film begins with an introduction by Jacobson.
Free with Museum admission.
No reservations taken. The theater opens 30 minutes prior to the screening and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Norton Simon Museum
411 West Colorado Boulevard
Pasadena, California 91105