“You’ll never find a rainbow if you are looking down” – Charlie Chaplin
In summer ’17, my visit for the Chaplin’s World was mesmerizing! It was my first encounter with the “immersive museum” which brought to life the priceless cultural and cinematic legacy of Charlie Chaplin in an engaging way that allowed us to interact with the design elements and scenes to create our own memories with him and his movie characters!
The visit provoked me to learn more about Charlie Chaplin whom i perceived as a boring mute movie character in my childhood. Reading about him left me full of admiration! Admiration for his achievements in using art to illustrate meaningful messages with freedom BUT above all admiration for what this poor kid who was born on April 16, 1889 in Walworth, South London, achieved in terms of financial independence. Besides his famous actor status, He was an independent producer with studios of his own! He was kicked out of the United States in 1952 on communism charges and lived in an amazing location in Switzerland for twenty five years with his fourth wife Oona O’neill and his eight kids…Not to mention being friends with Einstein, Sophia Lauren and tons of other great personalities with whom he travelled the world.
You can have an opinion, express it freely and get punished! But if you are in a strong financial situation, they cannot break you – you can even come back and haunt them by writing books or producing new movies! Bravo Charlie. What an amazing life. I salute you!
If you are ever in Corsier-sur-Vevey, some 15 miles from Lausanne, for any reason, i strongly recommend you pass by Chaplin’s World. The tour is composed of three parts: The Manoir, The Studio and The Park .
