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Londra, 1914. Calvero (Chaplin), un tempo famoso e acclamato clown ma ormai alcolista cronico, salva una giovane ballerina, Terry (Claire Bloom), da un tentativo di suicidio. La porta a casa sua e cerca di reinfonderle fiducia nella vita: la ragazza è rimasta orfana da bambina e sua sorella è stata spinta a prostituirsi, ma grazie agli incoraggiamenti che riceve da Calvero, di fatto trasformatosi nel suo mèntore, Terry riprende coscienza delle sue possibilità e riacquisisce autostima, il che le permette di ritornare con successo al suo lavoro di ballerina.

Limelight / 2017

In a society obsessed with fame, validation, and social media, one small-town narcissist pulls out all the stops in his pursuit of absolute stardom.

Limelight / 2011

A film about Peter Gatien, the owner of legendary New York nightclubs like Limelight, The Tunnel and the Palladium. The film documents his rise and fall from the 1980s through the 1990s.

Limelight / 2022

After failing an audition, a self-conscious actress finds herself in a terrifying role.

Limelight / 2020

Following a controversial political election in the Republic of Congo, eighteen-year-old Bria Emboko finds herself caught between her father’s loyalty to the government and the growing dissent of the citizens around her. Bria begins to question the oppressive environment she is accustomed to and interacts with people her father deems as “rebels”. In the midst of the chaos, Bria finds solace in twenty-year-old Didienne Ngaga. Confident and fun-loving, Didienne is entirely sure of herself despite the chaos around them. Bria grows closer to Didienne and despite great disapproval, their relationship blossoms into something much more than Bria ever expected.

Limelight / 1937

A chorus girl (Anna Neagle) discovers a singer (Arthur Tracy) in the streets and asks her producer to give him a shot at stardom.

Limelight Years / 2015

After recovering from a long term illness, semi-retired popular singer Wah Fong-Ying realizes that she has lived an unfulfilled life. With two failed marriages and estranged relationships with all her children, she lives a lonely life.

Uzumasa Limelight / 2014

Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, veteran "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with a sword by a film's star) actor Kamiyama is tasked with teaching sword action techniques to fledgling actress Satsuki. A few years later, the now-retired Kamiyama is visited by Satsuki, who has become a popular star.

Love in the Limelight / 2022

Ispirato alla vera storia d'amore di Willie Aames e della moglie Winnie Hung.

Black Limelight / 1938

This gripping, atmospheric crime thriller from Austrian-born director Paul Stein stars Oscar nominee Raymond Massey as a man at the centre of a multiple murder investigation – a case that sparks a sensationalist press frenzy when it becomes clear that the killer only strikes when there is a full moon.

Lavender Limelight / 1998

From Go Fish to Paris is Burning to The Watermelon Woman, this festival favorite goes behind the scenes to reveal seven successful lesbian directors. These talented movie-makers enlighten and entertain as they explore their sexual identity, growing up gay, inspirations and techniques, Hollywood vs. Indie, and of course, love and sex, onscreen and off. The conversations are intimate, the topics unlimited, and the clips from their work enthralling! Featuring Cheryl Dunye, Rose Troche, Jennie Livingston, Monika Treut, Maria Maggenti, Su Friedrich and Heather MacDonald.

Chaplin Today: 'Limelight' / 2003

A short documentary about the making of Chaplin's "Limelight."

Chaplin's Limelight: Its Evolution and Intimacy / 2015

A video essay on Charlie Chaplin's film "Limelight" (1952).

Dick Brave & The Backbeats - Live at the Limelight / 2004

Dick Brave is the alter ego of Sasha, a german Pop/Rock singer who wanted to change his style and now is part of the neo-rockabilly group Dick Brave & the Backbeats. The project started as a joke but they had such a great success that their first album "Dick This!" raised to the top ten of the German charts. In 2006 Sasha started a comeback with less success and today he is back in the constellation Dick Brave & the Backbeats.

In the Limelight / 2022

In an attempt to live up to his famous mother's legacy, an aspiring actor tries to obtain a talent agent.

Dream Theater: [1993] Live at The Limelight / 1993

Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle and the Sleeper, A Fortune in Lies, Under a Glass Moon, Surrounded, The Ytse Jam (with drum solo), To Live Forever, Take the Time, Eve, Pull Me Under, Another Day, Another Hand / The Killing Hand, A Change of Seasons (original version), Wait for Sleep, Learning to Live

In the Limelight / 2023

A naïve singer moves to the big city to pursue dreams of rock stardom, but faces a nasty dose of reality instead.

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Into the Limelight: Tribute Bands / 2007

An affectionate look at what goes on behind the scenes of the Limelight Club in Crewe, where for ten years tribute acts to the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott have been providing a post-industrial town the chance to hear some legendary live music. In the Limelight, a converted Methodist church, the spirit of rock is alive, along with Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Phil Lynott - in reality John, Keith and Wayne. The posters on the club walls display more than a decade of tribute-band entertainment by the likes of Pink Fraud and Stairway to Zeppelin. Arena reveals the characters offering locals the opportunity to hear their favourite music performed live.

In the Limelight

In the Limelight is a Philippine entertainment news program on GMA News TV, anchored by Rhian Ramos, with GMA News entertainment reporters Nelson Canlas and Aubrey Carampel. The show premiered on February 28, 2011. It is aired in the Philippines, Weeknights at 7:00 PM–7:30 PM. The program will air its final episode on October 7, 2011, as it will be...