Silent Film: “City Lights” with Charlie Chaplin followed by Q & A with Film Scholar Fred Guida-Wednesday, November 6 at 5:00 p.m. (pizza) 5:30 p.m. (film) (DeMayo room)

Enjoy pizza and drinks and a screening of the silent film City Lights (1931) (G) starring Charlie Chaplin, Virginia Cherrill and Florence Lee. Pizza and drinks will be served at 5:00 p.m. and the film will begin at 5:30 p.m.

The film will be introduced by former professor at Connecticut College and Quinnipiac University, and expert in film/television and literature, Fred Guida. Professor Guida will talk about the silent film era and about how “City Lights” was developed.

City Lights is a 1931 American romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. The film is about the misadventures of Chaplin’s Tramp character as he falls in love with a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill) and befriends an alcoholic millionaire (Harry Myers).

There is music in “City Lights.” Arthur Johnston and Alfred Newman arranged and orchestrated the music for the film along with Chaplin.

Professor Guida will also take questions following the film.

This event is free and open to everyone. Registration is required to attend. Please register by calling the library at 203-468-3890. 

Extra parking for evening and weekend library events is available in the East Haven Town Hall parking lot on 250 Main Street (across the street from the library), in the KeyBank parking lot next to the library (after 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays and after 5:00 p.m. on weekdays) and in the Stop and Shop lot behind the library, accessible from Messina Drive.