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Chaplin's World™ © Bubbles Incorporated. A. Easy Street: childhood

B. The Circus: the beauty of silence

C. The film studio: quiet on the set! INDEX D. Production secrets: behind the clown, a genius of cinema E. Hollywood Boulevard

F. The illusions of waxworks - 3.3 The park 4. STAGING 22 1. WELCOME MESSAGES 06 4.1 The Savoir-faire of Grévin 2. FOREWORD 12 4.2 The Savoir-faire of the Compagnie des Alpes 2.1 A manor as a backdrop

2.2 The children and family life 5. GENERAL PLAN:

2. 3 The integration of Charlie in the local community WITH THE SUPPORT OF CHAPLIN’S WORLD PARTNERS 24 3. CLOSE UP: CHAPLIN’S WORLD, MAN AND ARTIST 16 5.1 Principal partner 3.1 The Manoir 5.2 Strategic partners A. Ground floor 5.3 Event partner a. Chaplin in the news : a citizen of the world. The library: a self-

taught writer

c. The living room: music at all costs

B. First floor

a. Family albums: a family not so different from others

b. Celebrities: recognition without borders

3.2 The Studio

2 3 9. WIDE-ANGLE SHOT: PRACTICAL INFORMATION 35 9.1 The museum space

9.2 Address ANNEX 9.3 Opening hours 9.4 Prices

9.5 Access

9.6 The gift shop

- 9.7 “” café-restaurant 6. MONTAGE: HISTORY OF THE PROJECT 26 9.8 Events 6.1 History 9.9 Press contacts

6.2 Thanks

6.3 Partners in the development of the museum project

6.4 Major dates

7. CLOSE-UP: A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF 30 7.1 Childhood on the streets

7.2 Hollywood glory

7.3 Charlie and Oona

7.4 The ‘American Dream’ incarnate

7.5 The price of audacity

7.6 Newfound peace

8. ESTABLISHING SHOT: FILMOGRAPHY 34

4 Only a few years separate the birth of Charlie Chaplin and that of Grévin, seven years to be precise, yet what do the two have in common? Why this link between a venue dedicated to Chaplin and a renowned Parisian museum? Let us explore the common thread enabling you to discover a unique, innovative and entertaining museum. -

Charlie Chaplin is back and yours to discover through his most famous movie scenes presented in new film montages and in the recreated decors If Charlie Chaplin is a pioneer and of his movie sets. Discover the secrets of moviemaking and experience the father of Hollywood movies, stirring encounters with wax figures of the mythical stars of his movies: it was at Grévin, in 1892, that Edna Purviance in The Immigrant, Virginia Cherrill in or Eric Emile Reynaud presented the first Campbell often cast in the role of the intimidating bully, but also the many moving picture, “Les pantomimes versions of the Tramp who will surprise you during your tour. We will take lumineuses”, for the first time. you on a journey to the vibrantly rich and ever relevant world of Charlie Pantomime so dear to the heart of Chaplin. Young and old alike will be captivated! Chaplin, completely embodied in the character of the Tramp: a little At the , his last residence, Chaplin welcomes you as if you man whose overstated gestures were his guest: you will spend memorable moments in the haven of peace and expressions complement the of this genius of the cinema, so venerated and admired. He spent 25 happy characters in the first attempts at years of his life in : let us tell you a story about a great man cartoons, where the comic register who lived here amidst souvenirs and dreams, in this beautiful part of the becomes entwined in the tragic. Vaudois Riviera along Lake . Charlie lives on because he is a legend. Every thread to stir up emotion Lights, camera, action! and laughter was present, and at the beginning of the 20th century, Charlie Chaplin would impart a noble reputation to silent movies and the art of comedy. More than one

hundred years later, he is none the Jean-Pierre PIGEON Béatrice DE REYNIES worse for wear. General Manager, Chaplin’s World President Grévin International

6 7 The idea of a remarkable museum dedicated to Charlie This quest for a site giving dimension who cooperated in the achievement to the life and work of an exceptional of an unprecedented project Chaplin and his work originated in a meeting in 2000 individual was gradually embraced with lasting economic effects. between Philippe Meylan and Yves Durand. Meylan is a by regional stakeholders assembled Chaplin’s World is the story of many around the Charlie Chaplin Museum crucial encounters that helped local architect with long established connections with Foundation, and then by teams forge a group of entrepreneurs the , and Durand a museographer from of architects, engineers and and artists who sought to develop designers who developed the plans, a site combining culture and Quebec with a passion for cinema and Chaplin. The estimations and studies that were entertainment, a showcase for an very first scenarios concocted between Switzerland to serve as the foundation of an exceptional man and his life’s work. inquiry, consultation and consensus- It was created in harmony with the and Canada, initially shared very discreetly with the building process that would span ten Vaudois and Swiss communities, and children of the filmmaker, were based on one key years. offers on a much wider scale a new The project would experience a and unique global perspective. concept: Both Charles Chaplin and the Tramp (“Charlot” second move forward when Genii in French) were to become the ultimate hosts of a Capital joined the original team in 2008, offering the backing museum venue corresponding in every way to their and guidance needed to develop Yves DURAND & Philippe MEYLAN image, to be situated at the heart of the beautifully a business plan. This further PROJECT DESIGNER AND DEVELOPER supported another encounter preserved estate that Chaplin himself chose to make his that would allow the initial idea to family residence.- become reality: the Compagnie des Alpes, with its affiliate, Musée Grévin. To the group already in place, they would bring recognised expertise in the management of museums and parks of international scope, and in wax figure technology. Chaplin’s World is also a story of meetings that took place over time, those with the state of , local councils, tourist and cultural organisations and businesses of the Vaudois Riviera. A loan of 10M CHF was granted by the Canton of Vaud with the unanimous support of the local councils (made possible through the LADE cantonal program). There was also the commitment Yves DURAND of local businesses and suppliers

8 9 Our family is honoured to participate in the development of a museum project at a scale that none of us would have imagined -

There is a thematic dimension, both rich and authentic regarding the heritage left to the world by our father. There is also the scenography, as seen in the achievements that we observe today: a manor that has regained the noble appearance of the time our family lived there, with outbuildings renovated in line with the architectural considerations of origin, and a studio reflecting that of which our father was the most proud - his work - © Yves Debraine and even his garden resplendent with greenery and paths that will be walked along again - as they once were by my father and mother - by the thousands I spent a large part of my childhood here in Corsier-sur-. I attended of visitors who will come here each year from around the world. the neighbourhood school and often brought friends home to play in this magnificent park. I remember that some were disappointed that my father We believe in the insightful and innovative concept defined by the incredible was already an old man with white hair. “That’s not Charlot,” they would team of partners assembled around the Chaplin’s World museum. In say, barely concealing their dismay at not finding the Tramp at home. Alas, addition to the effort expended to offer a site beautifully adapted to the he was not there. This tramp, this homeless person, this gypsy whose cinematographic and humanistic heritage left by Charlie Chaplin, we adventures always ended on the road, never lived here. But at the Chaplin’s appreciate the use of the latest techniques in scenography and multimedia. World site, we can state that he has finally found an abode, where he will We are convinced that when combined with the use of light and shadow have a good home and settle in. so characteristic of our father’s work, they will add to the magic and accessibility of the venue for families and the children of today. My family and I thank everyone who has worked hard to make possible what was only a dream at the onset - an illusory one for some - to make something concrete and real, impressive and almost beyond imagination, alive today, much like our father’s legacy.

Michael CHAPLIN Son of Charlie Chaplin & President of the Chaplin Museum Foundation

11 12 in less than amonth. and mountains. The sale was concluded it, and the magnificent view of the lake manor, the trees and gardens around the premises and fell inlove with the owner,upon the happened toured of Corsier-sur-Vevey. The Chaplins overlooking in the village the couplestoppedat alocation the suggestionof their chauffeur, and Oona visited the region. At their arrival inSwitzerland, Charlie In December 1952, mere days after importance. inventory of cultural assetsof national Manoir de Banislistedon the Swiss Lake Geneva. The Neoclassical style his work aboundalong the shores of in Vevey. Even today, examplesof the famous Trois Couronnes hotel the Château de l’Aile (Aile castle) and the Tour de l’Horloge (clock tower), prestigious accomplishments include renowned architects in the region. His Philippe Franel was oneof the most Scherer, the owner of the estate. on behalf of CharlesEmile Henri de Vevey-born architect PhilippeFranel The Manoir de Ban was built in1840by - BACKDROP MANOR AS2.1 A A - FOREWORD vice-versa. on helpextremely loyal to them. And The Chaplin family was able to count assistant, anda team of gardeners. chamber maids,acookandher a secretary, two nannies,several estate included abutler, achauffeur, staff. Personnel working at the required the presence of adozen Maintaining solarge anestate conditioned room to store hismovies. the basement of the manor, anair- a tennis court,astaff house andin the eaves, a veranda on the terrace, kitchen expanded, bedrooms built in The property was renovated, the himself hung,clowning aboutashedid. purchased at auctionand that he featuring bovines andherds of cows series of paintings of rural landscapes welcome. He lined the stairwell with a he would turn itshandleasasignof installed abarrel organ. Sometimes the entrance of the great hall,Chaplin dear to himshipped to hisnew home. At some furnishings andpersonal objects Beverly Hillsresidence up for sale,had Charlie Chaplin, who hadputhis anniversaries, Easter egghunts, games, recurring birthdays and The children recall the ball to seeif such were the case. viewers laughand watching closely driven by the fear of not making projector andCharlie,ever behind, afternoons, with Oona operating the father’s oldmovies onSunday The children recall watching their company of the children’s friends. playing on the swings, often in the Charlie, frequent pool parties,and the Saturday barbecueprepared by The family haditsown routines, like Charlie spoke noFrench. guests didnot speakEnglish, as language of pantomime when his it isreported -solely with the to communicate -quite effectively funny scenes,makingevery attempt in the beautiful garden, miming ofshade fruit trees the in the about on the children andoften clowned was cheerful.Charlieplayed tricks sense of humour. Life at the Manoir and shehow to charmhim with her knew how to make Oonalaugh, to write or develop scripts. Chaplin the habitof shuttinghimself away library or hisstudy where he was in least when CharlieChaplinleft the of pretty muchany other family -at Life at the Manoir resembled the life Géraldine Chaplin to seeherpregnant.” children andDaddy liked “Mommy likedtohave - FAMILY LIFE CHILDREN ANDTHE 2.2 and foremostand his work.to been inHollywood, dedicated first The artist was the sameashehad age, itremained hismainpriority. himself to work. Even at anadvanced least, Chaplincontinued to devote Despite abusy family life to say the Charlie Chaplin living!” living andIenjoy “Working is dressed inhisdisguise. whom Charlienever saw other than portrayed by the village optician Santa Claus would show up,always And every Christmas Eve, the fake and, of course, the puppet shows. parties, theatre plays onrainy days Halloweens,American-style the

13 copyright ® Roy Export Company Limited 2. 3 THE INTEGRATION OF “This show is a new CHARLIE CHAPLIN INTO experience for me. I THE COMMUNITY never expected to see a show of this quality. And - The Chaplins viewed themselves believe me, during my as part of the community, running career I have seen quite errands in town and occasionally attending local festivities. However, a few!” they complained openly about the noise from the Gilamont firing range Chaplin on the Fête des Vignerons de located along lowlands below the estate. Vevey, Feuille d’Avis de Vevey, 1955 Charlie Chaplin was to get used to the inconvenience despite himself, in a Switzerland of particularly deep-rooted Throughout his life, Chaplin felt a traditions. certain fondness for the circus, an copyright ® Roy Export Company Establishment appreciation that we know influenced One might often see Chaplin strolling - and inspired - more than one movie along the pedestrian streets of old automobile. He liked to travel incognito, associated with his work. During the Vevey. A man dressed in a grey flannel and occasionally listen to the comments 25 years spent in Switzerland, Chaplin suit, elegantly styled trousers, jacket of tour guides. He took pains to discover and his family never missed the opening with a breast pocket and the suggestion all aspects of the countryside and the night of the Cirque Knie, the main circus of a white shirt. He frequently wore a lives of people around his manor, from company in Switzerland, directed since silk scarf and a felt hat pulled down the vines of along the shores its foundation in 1803 by the dynasty low on his brow. With Oona, he liked to of Lake Geneva, from to of the same name. Chaplin loved to be wander about the market and along the , to the Auberge de l’Onde in present at the arrival of the troupe at lakeside walkways, and often went to St-Saphorin and the Chalet Suisse in the Grande Place, watch the big top rise, the Rex cinema in Vevey. Gruyères. visit the menagerie and above all, meet the artists of whom he was the most Charlie Chaplin liked this region, Among the habits that Charlie took avid spectator. “He would laugh like which he regularly toured, mostly by great pleasure in, one finds the market crazy!” confirmed Rolf Knie. in Vevey, the Château de Chillon (castle) where he once purchased a cane and, it is said, took a great interest in the political ideas and unorthodox liaisons of the prisoner who inspired Byron; the shores of Lake Geneva, the port of Tour-de-Peilz and its castle; errands in copyright ® Roy Export Company Limited. Lausanne with a stop at the barber’s in Tradition would have it that as Chaplin Lausanne Palace; the Gruyeres double arrived in the big top, the orchestra cream which he liked to spoon over would perform music from Limelight. strawberries from his garden. At the end of the show, it was also customary to take a picture of the In 1955 and in 1977, he participated Chaplin family in the ring, alongside in the famed Fête des Vignerons artists and employees of the circus. de Vevey (winegrowers festival), a The Knies and the Chaplins were in the grandiose celebration that takes place habit of getting together after the show, approximately every quarter century. around a table in a trailer, to share Each time, thousands of people endless tales and pantomimes of all assemble to celebrate the sacred union sorts. between man and wine through dance, song and festivities. Chaplin attended his second celebration in 1977, only a copyright ® Roy Export Company Establishment few months before his death.

14 15 a. CHAPLIN IN THE NEWS: and was presented to a A CITIZEN OF THE WORLD very frail little woman. - After the meeting, The lives of a great number of people someone asked her to play CLOSE in the 20th century are evoked through the piano. She sat down notable events that occurred during the century: two world wars, the Roaring and began. Well! The only Twenties, the Great Depression, the rise thing that I can say is that of authoritarianism in Europe, the Cold War and ensuing witch hunts. Visitors when she was finished, copyright ® Roy Export Company Establishment ® Roy copyright learn about the importance of the I went to her and said UP connections between a century of world events and Chaplin’s cinematographic in the naïve manner for work. They discover the universal which I was known, ‘But dimensions of the filmmaker’s esteem for the peoples of all continents and you are a great artist!’ all walks of life and the criticism that She smiled and that he faced from certain milieus in a - puritanical and traditional America. They marked the beginning of learn about an artist on the threshold our friendship.” 3. CLOSE UP: CHAPLIN’S WORLD, DISCOVERING THE of glory, stalked by a press as admiring MAN AND THE ARTIST of his work as they were violent towards Charlie Chaplin a person inspired by liberal ideas - who preferred to be a “citizen of the On the spot, charmed by her talent, Chaplin’s World, between lake and mountains, is an entertaining museum designed world” rather than merely an American Chaplin invited the pianist to the by the firm Confino and staged by Grévin to immerse visitors in the intimate and citizen. He would pay the price of a Manoir. A long friendship was born. He Hollywoodian life of Charlie Chaplin, enabling them to discover both the man and McCarthyism that ostracised liberals purchased for her - and undoubtedly the artist: Charlie and “Charlot”. It is an enjoyable cultural exhibition open to the and intellectuals. for himself - a Steinway concert piano public and a cult place for movie lovers and fans of Charlie Chaplin. The 3000 m² that she would play during evening thematic tour encompassing the Manoir de Ban and its Hollywood-style studio gatherings among friends, receptions showcases the humour and emotion so dear to Charlie Chaplin which conquered the b. THE LIBRARY: A SELF- or, each year thereafter, the traditional whole world. Chaplin’s World is the fourth entertainment site developed by Grévin TAUGHT WRITER Christmas breakfast. on the international scene.

- The accidental death of Clara Haskil, The library is a world of words, writing, caused by a fall down stairs, led to “the 3.1 THE MANOIR A. HAPPY IN screenplays, and projects with very deepest grief he had ever experienced,” humanistic connotations that never stated his daughter Geraldine. Five - SWITZERLAND! ceased to fill Charlie’s mind. He never The 500 m² of scenographic spaces months after her death, during a - stopped wanting to write, compose, concert in her honour in the spring of inside the Manoir are dedicated entirely direct, and change the world. to Charlie Chaplin the man, and to his Thanks to the many archival documents 1962, Chaplin would declare: “I have daily life. Some rooms in the Manoir and photos, we can piece together known three geniuses in my life: Albert have been recreated with furnishings the life of “Chaplin, Swiss resident”, c. THE LIVING ROOM: Einstein, Sir Winston Churchill… and and personal items. During the tour, his life at the Manoir, his relations Clara Haskil.” visitors learn about Chaplin’s family with the neighbouring community, his MUSIC AT ALL COST. life and gain insight into the reasons travels in his host country, his view of Switzerland and finally, the memory - that led him to Switzerland, how he was On November 6, 1953, Chaplin attended that he left behind. welcomed, how he lived with his family a concert by Clara Haskil given during a during the last 25 years of his life, and reception for charitable purposes. how much he appreciated it. In the dining room, visitors learn about the family’s daily life, including culinary traditions and the parties and many celebrity guests invited into the home. The living room provides a backdrop for the many events that took place at the Manoir and the importance of music. “I knew nothing of Clara

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B. FIRST FLOOR A. EASY STREET: LONDON CHILDHOOD a. FAMILY ALBUMS: A FAMILY NOT SO THE CURTAIN RISES ON DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS REMINISCENCES OF - CHAPLIN’S CHILDHOOD The first floor of the Manoir presents Chaplin’s meetings with celebrities - from an entire century, during his life The Easy Street set offers a fine in Hollywood and when he lived at the backdrop for the versatile use of a Manoir de Ban. Close by, the space pantomime actor who preferred long dedicated to the many journeys of a shots to three-quarter shots. In copyright ® Roy Export Company Limited “citizen of the world” as he used to Chaplin’s opinion, the movements of his Dictator), the Tramp’s fervent race along like to call himself, reveals anecdotes character seen as a whole were far more the roof tops to save his adoptive son and his historic meetings with people b. CELEBRITIES: important than the richness of a close (The Kid), the factory worker caught in who marked the 20th century. Chaplin up. Easy Street was basically a mixture the machine’s gears (Modern Times), and travelled a great deal during the time he RECOGNITION WITHOUT of the London streets of his childhood the eating machine (Modern Times). spent in Hollywood and the time spent BORDERS and those of New York, which he at the Manoir de Ban. discovered upon his arrival in the United D. PRODUCTION SECRETS: This level introduces the visitor to the - States. The set was life-sized, a rarity in private rooms of the couple formed During his life as a Hollywood artist, Hollywood. Chaplin invested $10,000, a BEHIND THE CLOWN, A GENIUS by Charlie and Oona. The bedroom Charlie Chaplin would meet some of huge budget for the era. Its dreariness furniture that he himself designed the most influential people of the 20th is reminiscent of East Lane in London OF CINEMA contain souvenirs of a full life: from century. He met Einstein, who did him and its touches of colour as appreciated - the portrait of Hannah to the sketch of the honour of participating in the world as they are rare. The visitor moves on to the editing Oona, of American glory in the Oscar premier of City Lights in 1931 and for room and learns how some of the most for a lifetime of work, to the accounts whom he would feel unfailing admiration. B. THE CIRCUS: THE memorable images were imagined, shot, and drawings for , his final film Chaplin had welcomed Winston Churchill edited, and synchronised to music. project. to the set of City Lights. He held him in BEAUTY OF SILENCE Oona’s room is close by and one gains great esteem and they formed a lasting a better understanding of the place friendship. - occupied by Charlie’s wife, mother of a In a decor taken from the movie The large family, manager of the Manoir Circus, the visitor discovers great with its dozen staff, projectionist for 3.2 THE STUDIO actors of the silent era such as Buster Charlie’s movies and hostess of the Keaton or Laurel and Hardy who - contributed to elevating cinema to the myriad of great family celebrations that Immersion in the cinematographic rank of a true art form. The visitor is took place in the home. world: a meeting with Charlie Chaplin offered a synthesis of silent movies, the artist from the most Vaudevillian to the most touching. The visitor can then try to The Studio is a 1350 m² structure imitate various iconic movements of the built on the estate to present the Tramp’s pantomime. cinematographic world of the artist, actor and filmmaker. The tour starts C. THE FILM STUDIO: with a montage of images tracing QUIET ON THE SET! Chaplin’s life and work. It continues against a backdrop of 20th century - history, moving on to a street straight The Studio’s largest screen presents out of the decor of Easy Street, one of a series of emblematic scenes that the most emblematic settings of his cinema lovers know so well. They are movies. self-contained scenes, where one need “Charlot” knew cities, and he always not know what will happen next or what attempted to create authentic decors happened before: the globe dance (The that were both geographic and Great Dictator), the dance of the bread symbolic. The Studio is greatly inspired rolls (), the entrechats of by this. the Jewish barber on the pavement, in a 18 daze after a hit on the head (The Great 19 E. Hollywood Boulevard 3.3 THE PARK - - On Hollywood Boulevard, the visitor is A four-hectare park surrounds the surrounded by specific decors evocative Manoir and the Studio, offering visitors of the major themes associated with a breathtaking view overlooking Lake Chaplin’s filmmaking - for example, Geneva and the Alps. It is evocative of the flower girl’s shop that emphasises the special relationship that Chaplin the romantic side of the Tramp in City cultivated with nature, in particular Lights, or the barber shop, the decor the mountain landscapes, the lake of even greater existential resistance, and the vineyards that surrounded which tells the story of the most daring his estate. His park welcomed deer, film of all of Chaplin’s work, The Great foxes and badgers. Chaplin provided Dictator. The visitor learns about the them with food in order to be able to on set film shot by , observe them. He also admired his accompanied by details of Charlie’s various species of century-old trees: preparation for the film, and of the cypress, pine, cedar, cryptomeria, tulip filming itself, as well as an overview and sequoia, as well as the many fruit- of the socio- political context that bearing trees. Planters and carpets of motivated Chaplin to produce the movie flowers alternated with maple, , against all odds. elm, poplar and spruce trees. The visitor will smile again in the restaurant evoking the many facets of When they were alone, Charlie and the theme of food, associated with every Oona liked to lunch in the middle of the trick the Tramp can marshal to obtain garden, each time under a different tree. some. And in the clothing shop featuring the many costumes from roles played “With such happiness, I by Chaplin, and in the bank curiously adjacent to the prison, etc. The end sometimes sit out on our of the boulevard features a projection terrace at sunset and look of the emblematic route taken by the Tramp, most often alone, at the end of a over a vast green lawn to journey sure to herald more to come. the lake in the distance, and beyond the lake to the reassuring mountains, and in this mood F. THE ILLUSION OF I think of nothing but enjoy their magnificent WAXWORKS serenity.” - At the Manoir and Studio alike, the tour Charlie Chaplin (My Autobiography) is punctuated by encounters with more than 30 wax figures created by Grévin: Charlie Chaplin and Oona, the Tramp, actors and actresses in his movies, Claire Bloom, and Sophia Loren, as well as friends and people who mattered to him: Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, and artists greatly inspired by his work, such as Roberto Benigni, Federico Fellini, and even Michael Jackson.

copyright ® Roy Export Company Limited 21 A great number of steps are 4.2 THE SAVOIR-FAIRE involved in the creation of these wax figures: OF THE COMPAGNIE DES

Sculpture: Several sculptors work ALPES STAGING permanently for Grévin. Faces are - modelled during sittings with the For more than 25 years, the Compagnie person. Numerous measurements, des Alpes, a European leader in the photos, videos and 3D imaging take leisure industry, has operated some of place. the most popular French alpine skiing resorts and recreation parks in Europe. Moulding: Once the sculpture is Today, the company exports its unique completed, a plaster and elastomere savoir-faire beyond the frontiers of - mould is made. Wax for the face and Europe, lending assistance to the design resin for the body are poured into the and management of huge projects: 4.1 STAGING: THE SAVOIR-FAIRE OF GRÉVIN mould. mountain resorts, leisure parks, indoor recreational activities ― exceptional - The face: After de-moulding, the leisure destinations for large numbers More than 130 years ago, journalist Arthur Meyer, founder of the daily newspaper, person’s wax head is sent to the make- of people, established in territories and “Le Gaulois”, decided to create a venue where people who made the headlines and up shop. The eyes, veritable ocular regions that espouse the dynamics of were involved in current affairs in general, might be represented in prostheses, are often chosen in the creating shared value. three-dimensional format. He entrusted the artistic direction to Alfred Grévin, presence of the person. The hair is a well-known caricaturist, sculptor and theatre costume maker. It was decided that natural and implanted hair by hair. As an operator offering exceptional the museum would bear his name. Then, financier Gabriel Thomas joined the duo and There may be up to 50,000 hairs on a leisure experiences, the Compagnie ensured that Grévin would benefit from an economic structure that would allow him single head. The teeth are crafted by des Alpes employs close to 5000 men to quickly develop the concept. a professional dental technician. The and women passionate about their face is made up with oil paint. Minute jobs and pleased to evoke exceptional The Grévin museum opened on June 5, 1882 and crowds hurried to satisfy their curiosity and details, such as dark circles, age spots, reactions from their clients. Since its experience exceptional encounters. What a privilege to stand beside Sarah Bernhardt, beauty marks, scars, etc., are carefully beginnings in the French Alps, the group Melle Judic, Emile Zola, Victor Hugo. Jules Massenet, Charles Gounod or even Auguste Rodin! reproduced. has cultivated the value of sharing exceptional moments. Their expertise Since then, more than 60 million visitors have come to the Parisian “Grands Boulevards” costumes: Period costumes are developed in the mountains has since to admire some 2000 wax figures on display since the opening of the Musée Grévin. created based on historic documents. been expanded to encompass leisure In the case of living persons, clothes parks and indoor recreational activities Today, Grévin Paris welcomes more than 800 000 visitors a year. Four to six new wax figures are often provided by their own clothing to allow each individual to experience enter Grévin each year, mostly chosen by the Académie Grévin presided over by Stéphane designers or they themselves offer ever more pleasure, intensity and variety Bern. Grévin one of their outfits. in complete safety ― for the utmost satisfaction of their clientele. Accessories: Great attention is paid to the accessories. Some have belonged to the persons. Such is the case with the authentic, free-standing bathtub in which Marat was assassinated, or the harpsichord on which Mozart is said to have played.

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JAEGER LECOULTRE, CHAPLIN’S WORLD IS MUCH PLAN CHAPLIN’S WORLD MORE THAN A MUSEUM PARTNER - A great project become reality at the Manoir de - Ban in Corsier-sur-Vevey, the last residence of For many years now, Jaeger-LeCoultre has been the famed artist and filmmaker, Charlie Chaplin honouring the skills and expertise involved in the an acknowledgement of the work of this great world of film-making as well as paying tribute man, but also an attraction for the region in which to great directors. Whether in the workshops of Nestlé Suisse has always believed. It is for this - the Manufacture or in the intricate process of very reason that we have supported the project’s film production, artisans and artists are fired by designers from the very onset of their endeavour. WITH THE SUPPORT OF CHAPLIN’S WORLD PARTNERS the same passion and the same creative élan: to By sponsoring this ambitious project, Nestlé ensure every second bears the imprint of eternity. Suisse is offering support to a flagship that will Concern for details, technical advancement, impart a new dimension to the region. There is tireless creativity and the quest for excellence no doubt that this new attraction will draw Vevey PRINCIPAL PARTNER are just some of the values shared by these two closer to Hollywood! worlds. Jaeger-LeCoultre is delighted to be paying - homage to an incredible artist both in front and behind the camera, by becoming a partner of Chaplin’s World. The Manufacture, located since EVENT PARTNER 1833 in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland, has an ongoing history with the artist and his family. - When he settled in Canton Vaud, the cantonal authorities presented him with a Jaeger-LeCoultre CHAPLIN’S WORLD – A TRIBUTE TO A LEGENDARY ICON Memovox watch, while an association of Swiss journalists gifted him an Atmos clock. These two - items testifying to Charlie Chaplin’s heritage will “When I don’t take pictures, I think about them and when I don’t think about them, be on display in the Manoir de Ban. I dream of them.” “Reality is not what counts in a movie, but what the imagination The work of great men transcends generations and makes of it.” ideologies. As is the case with healthy derision, Chaplin’s wit skilfully combined the great emotions One hundred years after his first appearance on a set, brilliant filmmaker, actor and and capacity of men to exceed aspirations author Charlie Chaplin offers a glimpse of his life and his work at the very location frustrated by the vicissitudes of history. that not only became his home, but also his homeland. With his great personality This “superstar” of the seventh art would have liked the great pioneers of Champagne of the 19th and boundless humanism, he brought joy and happiness to the world, moving people century who overcame antagonism by advocating of all ages and cultures, worldwide. The museum site offers a unique opportunity to that wine and festiveness be shared during a meet Charlie Chaplin and share his precious memories. Cornèrcard is proud to be a period when ways of thinking and conflict divided part of this extraordinary project and will make every effort to share the message mankind. Since 1838, DEUTZ has paid tribute to of hope for humanity that resonates in our hearts and across the entire country, great talent by presenting its champagnes during for generations to come. As the payment card issuer, Cornèrcard shares the same major events, with the aim of proving, with all due values and same philosophy. Our humble contribution will serve to highlight the respect for the Noble Art, that Champagne wine is importance of emotions and creativity in our daily lives, in keeping with Chaplinian also a vector unifying the civilisations that allow it. thought. “We think too much and feel too little.” Without doubt, the ongoing search for excellence is the talent that unites those who have marked history. Charlie Chaplin is one of them. This project in Vevey to create a permanent tribute to an outstanding artist is one we fully support.

24 6.2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - The site planners (Domaine APPENDICES du Manoir de Ban SA for the construction phase and Compagnie des Alpes – Grévin for the staging and operating infrastructures phases) salute and thank HRS Real Estate SA, the architectural firm - of IttenBrechbühl, the engineering firms Amstein + Walthert et TBM, 6. MONTAGE: the landscaping firm In-Situ, the CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS Atelier scénographique Confino, 6.1 HISTORY manufacturing specialists Bodino Engineering, Michel Helson of - Culturetech, the multimedia firms More than 200 entrepreneurs, workers Hollywood dimensions. The design of inytium and ETF, Lobster films, and artisans have left their mark on the of the building is long - voluntarily Chaplin’s World site. The construction, unassuming and modern - so as to the consultancy offices and the valued at some 45M CHF and completed blend in seamlessly with the existing entrepreneurs, workers and artisans over a two-year period, was faced with buildings and park. who participated in the achievement challenges of architectural integration of a huge and very complex project associated with renovating and The transformation of the site into transforming the Manoir de Ban and a museum required updated access to create a most spectacular 6.3 PARTNERS IN THE its outbuildings, the construction of infrastructures to properly integrate museum. a huge building both unassuming and the new institution into the nearby DEVELOPMENT OF THE modern, and the development of a park urban fabric: reorganisation of Videos of the Chaplin’s World to showcase nature at its best. roadways, new pedestrian pathways, MUSEUM PROJECT The Manoir de Ban necessitated drop-off areas and parking spaces for construction site may be viewed on - many and often extremely complex motorcycles, bicycles and buses, and Youtube at: handcrafted interventions carried access to some 230 parking spaces on The Département de l’Économie et out in conjunction with Monuments the premises for automobiles. des Sports of the Canton de Vaud https://www.youtube.com/channel/ et Sites du Canton de Vaud: genuine UClWLh0YhZCH_Ef3JEyS9mOg slate roof, sandstone framing of doors In autumn 2015, the scenographic The ten municipalities of the Vaudois and windows crafted by stone carvers, and artistic teams began to work preservation of the vaulted cellars, inside the buildings to install decors, Riviera renovation of roof trusses and the technical infrastructures and the attic, restoration of the buildings to multimedia components that will give The Chaplin family via: Roy Export their former colours, and compliance the visitor’s tour with a deliberate, SAS, Roy Export Company Limited, with environmental and safety resolutely modern connotation. The standards for a site now open to the site includes 1850 m² of exhibition Bubbles Incorporated SA and the public. space divided between the Manoir Chaplin Association and the Studio, including the re- Inspired by conservation creation of private spaces used by the The firm, By Grévin, an affiliate of considerations, the farm and garage artist and his family, a theatre, two exteriors were restored with their emblematic, Hollywood-style streets, a Grévin International, an affiliate of historic cladding. The interiors of the studio, boutique, restaurant, a terrace Compagnie des Alpes buildings were custom designed and seating more than 200, and reception re-organised for their new functions - halls - many places to visit and enjoy Domaine du Manoir de Ban SA, born the farm for welcoming visitors, office surrounded by a truly magnificent space and a restaurant - the garage as 4-hectare park. of the encounter between Chaplin a ticket office and boutique. Museum Development SA and Genii Prolonging the garage buildings, a new Capital structure : the Studio would become the cornerstone of an exhibition of 26 27

6.4 CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS: MAIN June 2001 / ADOPTION OF THE March 2007 / OPPOSITION TO THE June 2010 / CONSTRUCTION PERMIT DATES CONCEPT NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN OBTAINED - Adoption, by the Charlie Chaplin Withdrawal of opposition and complaints following the inquiry into the buildings. Summer 2000 / IDEA - Museum Foundation, of an overview of filed by associations. Maintenance of CONSULTATIONS a museum project: “The Charlie Chaplin one individual/private complaint (a Autumn 2010 / BUSINESS PLAN AND The firms of ARCO Architecture Museum Space”. resident neighbouring the site of the ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONDITIONS and Conseils SA (Switzerland) and future museum). FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE Expérience International (Canada) Summer of 2001 / LAND MANAGEMENT PROJECT propose to members of the Chaplin DEPARTMENT PRELIMINARY December 2007 / DECISION OF THE family a museum project dedicated to AGREEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE COURT OF THE Spring 2011 / PROJECT UNDER Charlie Chaplin and his work. Presentation of the general concept CANTON DE VAUD DEVELOPMENT TO ANNOUNCE THE underlying the architectural and Concerning the complaint filed by a START OF WORK ANTICIPATED FOR November 2000 / FAMILY CONSENSUS museographic components to the neighbour against the museum project; 2011. The authors of the project and the Service de l’Aménagement du Territoire the court recognises the complaint owners of the Domaine de Ban (Michael, (SAT). Preliminary agreement obtained. only partially. The construction permit 2013 / ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE Eugene, Victoria and Christopher is subordinate to the establishment OPERATIONS PARTNERSHIP WITH CDA Chaplin) agree to prioritise the November 21, 2002 / COMMUNAL of road signage limiting the speed of - GRÉVIN INTERNATIONAL transformation of the premises into a COMMITMENT vehicles to 50 km/h on the portion of Local votes: 80% joint and several museum over any other option, thereby Vote of the Commune de Corsier- the Route de Fenil leading to the future guarantee of the Canton loan by avoiding the possible sale of the estate sur-Vevey to support the project and museum. the ten communes of the Riviera – to private interests and fulfilling the granting of a surety for a loan of 7 Establishment of the conditions applying long-standing desire of Chaplin’s M CHF allowing the Charlie Chaplin December 20, 2007 / PURCHASE OF to the construction site, scenography, children to see the site dedicated to Museum Foundation to acquire the THE MANOIR DE BAN technical requirements, specifications, the memory of their father. Together Domaine de Ban. Private partners wishing to support calls for tenders process and the with the authors of the project, Michael, the museum project sign an offer to selection of collaborators and suppliers. Eugene, Victoria and Christopher April 2003 / ACQUISITION OF THE purchase the Manoir de Ban (conditional Chaplin take steps to create the Charlie DOMAINE DE BAN to acceptance by the Commission 2014 / LAUNCHING OF THE MUSEUM Chaplin Museum Foundation. The Charlie Chaplin Museum Foundation foncière / Lex Kohler) for the purpose of CONSTRUCTION SITE becomes the owner of the Domaine de establishing a museum. more than 200 workers, artisans, December 2000 / PRESENTATION OF A Ban, thanks to the surety granted by the entrepreneurs and artists join forces to MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENT four communes in the immediate region Year 2008 / STUDIES THAT complete the work onsite. The authors submit to the family a of Corsier-sur-Vevey. SHOULD LEAD TO THE ISSUING OF project to develop a museum that would CONSTRUCTION PERMITS April 16, 2016 / OFFICIAL OPENING ON make the Domaine de Ban the site of December 10, 2004 / APPROVAL OF THE Purchase of the Manoir de Ban by the CHARLIE CHAPLIN’S BIRTHDAY a daring tour intended to attract an NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Société du Manoir de Ban SA for the international tourist clientele. Notice of approval of the Neighbourhood specific purpose of transforming it into April 17, 2016 / PUBLIC OPENING Plan by the Service d’Aménagement du a museum dedicated to Charlie Chaplin April 10, 2001 / CREATION OF THE Territoire of the Canton de Vaud. and his work. FOUNDATION Establishment of the Charlie Chaplin Year 2006 - 2007 / CONSENSUS AND Year 2009 / APPLICATION FOR Museum Foundation on which sat three PERMITS CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND members of the family, representatives Approval of the Neighbourhood Plan UPDATING OF STUDIES. from four nearby communes, the two by all public authorities. Establishment authors of the project and persons co- of the conditions for the achievement Autumn 2009: PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO opted by reason of their regional social of the project. Reception of opposition THE CONSTRUCTION PERMITS and economic commitment. expressed and development of the followed by a public consultation foundations of a consensus draft. process.

28 29 7. CLOSE UP: BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF future half brother of Charlie Chaplin. declared insane and interned. Thereafter 7.2 HOLLYWOOD GLORY CHARLIE CHAPLIN followed a difficult, complex childhood - - Charles and Hannah’s first son, Charles of vagrancy and panhandling for the two Chaplin made his first appearance Charlie Chaplin’s life is the incarnation Spencer Chaplin, was born on April young brothers Charlie and Sydney, who onscreen as The Tramp in Kid Auto Race of the American dream: from a child of 16, 1889. There is no official record would eventually find a place of choice at Venice. Thanks to the iconographic the streets of dreary East Lane (London) of birth for young Charlie, which long in the music-hall world introduced to personage of a tramp as likeable as to one of the best known, esteemed and fuelled speculation on the location and them by their respective parents them. he was irreverent, Chaplin quickly wealthiest artists on earth during his effective date of his birth. Chaplin would became an international star. Rapidly, era. His was a prolific life: as a young state that he was born in East Lane, “I am a mixture of several the actor was replaced by the actor Walworth, at the corner of Brandon producer, imposing a style of play and child on set inspired by a mother who nationalities, but I am taught him the art of the glance and Street, the place where Sydney John adopting innovative cinematography the gesture. Charlie Chaplin travelled was also born. most proud of being part tailored to the extraordinary pantomime Europe with the Karno troupe to land in gypsy. My grandmother so characteristic of him. He would go an America where dreams come true and At the same time, Charlie’s father, was a gypsy and I like from ’s Keystone (1914) to where he was welcomed with as much Charles Sr., was touring major cities in Essanay (1915), to Mutual (1916) and to passion as he would later be rejected. England. Alcohol was part of the daily to believe that my talent First National (1918), before founding Just like in the movies, the end would be lives of music-hall artists, and they comes from her.” (1919) with the trio of a happy one, surrounded by the love of were strongly urged to join the public to Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and his life, his family, and the dream decor encourage people to drink. Charles Sr. Charlie Chaplin in an interview published David W. Griffith. of the Manoir de Ban in Switzerland. quickly became a victim of alcohol as an in Collier’s, 1940 occupational hazard. He went on tour His achievements reaped him ever 7.1 A CHILDHOOD ON THE STREETS in the United States, the couple grew His difficult childhood, often a recurrent greater glory. Backed by his reputation, distant, and then fell apart in the early - theme in his work, was filled with public success and international 1900s. Charlie Chaplin’s father, Charles painful material and family problems: recognition, he would begin to produce Chaplin, was born on March 18, 1863, in an alcoholic father leaving home, a feature films that would become Hannah found a new companion, Marylebone, London. Nothing is known baritone and music-hall man who died masterpieces of a cinema that he would gifted artist and singer, Leo Dryden. of his youth except that at age 22, he when Charlie was only 12; his mother’s contribute to elevating to the rank of Capricious, with an impetuous, met Hannah Hill, the woman who would moments of madness and her time as a art, in particular The Immigrant, The aggressive, and sometimes violent become Charlie Chaplin’s mother. music-hall performer who played under Kid, , The Gold Rush, temperament, he made life hard for Hannah’s family was of more modest the name of Lily Harley; interned in 1901, City Lights, Modern Times, The Great the three women in his life, Hannah in origins than that of Chaplin. Her father he would bring her to the United States Dictator, Limelight. particular. She would have a son during was a mason from Ireland who spent his 20 years later where she would die in this third marriage, Georges Wheeler entire life working in the shoe trade. 1928, close and always friends, would More than anyone, Chaplin resisted the Dryden, second half brother to Charlie, both be sent to establishments for arrival of the talkies, producing two who would later become a permanent Her mother’s family was from southern orphaned and abandoned children. “sound” features (music, background collaborator at the Chaplin Studio (La London. Hannah’s parents (Charles Hill sounds and sound effects) devoid of Brea). The Hannah-Leo Dryden union and Mary Ann Hodge, both wed a second dialogue: City Lights and Modern Times. lasted less than two years and when he time) lived in Lambeth Walk. Mary Ann The latter production featured the voice left, he took with him his six-month old Hodge, who already had a son from a of the tramp (almost bidding adieu to his son whom Charlie and Sydney would not previous marriage, would give birth to character) in the form of a ‘nonsense’ see again for more than 40 years. two daughters, Hannah Harriet (1865) song : demonstrating, once again, that and Kate Pedlingham Hill (1870). The the language of gesture - basically Family life became a nightmare. Hannah, family lived modestly, he working as a his signature - effectively transcends alone and without work, tried as best heel maker and she as a shoe stitcher. words. she could to provide for her two children who always described their Hannah and Kate were considered to be special relationship with their mother in very attractive women. Hannah became very affectionate terms. Hannah became pregnant at age 19 of an unknown incoherent and increasingly partner. From this misadventure was agitated - she had visions. She was born Sydney John on March 16, 1895,

copyright ® Roy Export Company Limited 30 31 Did you know? 7.3 CHAPLIN AND OONA would use this freedom to produce work 7.6 PEACE ONCE AGAIN - - stamped with a societal dimension and a - Charlie Chaplin would wed four times. humanism that would attract more than In Corsier-sur-Vevey (Switzerland), Charlie Chaplin received The first two marriages were particularly outpourings of enthusiasm. Through where he is said to have found “peace more than 26 awards stressful, marked by public scandals, a rebellious and dauntless tramp, like any other man”, Charlie Chaplin and distinctions during lawsuits and alimony claims that would Chaplin humour would attack all forms wrote and produced his two last films draw close media attention more than of authority that Charlie knew that the ( and A Countess his lifetime, including a once. masses wanted to poke fun at. Chaplin From Hong Kong). He would compose Golden Lion at the Venice produced scenes on war, immigration, the scores for many of his films and children of the streets, mechanisation Film Festival in 1972, three Charlie Chaplin’s fourth and last spouse write his autobiography. He continued was Oona O’Neill (1925-1991), daughter and the exploitation of workers, and the to write, compose and script until the Oscars, and a star on the of dramatic author and winner of the powerful rise of authoritarianism as a end of his life. In 1972, America would Walk of Fame. Nobel Prize in Literature, Eugene O’Neill. precursor to the worst calamities. make honourable amends, awarding him Oona wed Charlie on June 16, 1943 and an Oscar for his work, prior to his being would remain at his side until the death 7.5 THE PRICE OF AUDACITY knighted by the Queen of England a few Chaplin participated in no of the filmmaker and artist on Christmas - years later. Chaplin died at the Manoir less than 81 films that he night in 1977. Charlie and Oona would His personal life would also be fraught de Ban on Christmas night with Oona, have eight children, four born in the his inseparable angel, and his loved ones wrote, produced and, for the with political difficulties – he who United States: Geraldine Leigh (1944), refuted being a politician – would be at his side. most part, composed the Michael John (1946), Josephine Hannah subject to rejection and the hate of original film scores. (1949), Victoria (1951), and four in a dominant class that would never Switzerland: Eugene Anthony (1953), forgive him for having taken sides Jane Cecil (1957), Annette Emily (1959) with the little man. Accusations of Chaplin was made and Christopher James (1962). a dissolute life brought about by an Commander of the Order American puritan would join those of Charlie and Oona’s marriage was a dealings with communist personalities of Légion d’Honneur by the happy one and they were never to leave and organizations that would become, French government and one other, from the first day of a casting in the eyes of certain powerful people, knighted Commander of the interview to choose the female star of veritable symbols of non-patriotism. the movie, Shadow and Substance. Their British Empire by Queen union was a story of love-at-first-sight In 1952, he left New York with his family, Elizabeth II in 1975. that would only draw to a close upon aboard the Queen Elizabeth. During the Charlie’s death. Oona never remarried trip, he would learn, by telegram, that and died 14 years later. James McGranery, Attorney General Six of Charlie Chaplin’s of the United States, had revoked his films were selected to be 7.4 THE INCARNATION OF THE American visa effective immediately, preserved at the National AMERICAN DREAM obliging him to submit to an - investigation into his morals and Film Registry of the Library Charlie Chaplin lived in the United political opinions. Chaplin was caught of Congress. States for 40 years. He found fertile up in the wave of Don Quichotte grounds that would allow his art to McCarthyism that would result in reach heights that he could never have his expulsion from the land that had To this day, Charlie Chaplin imagined. He was the incarnation of the given him access to every possible holds the record for the American dream. From a child of the opportunity. longest standing ovation streets in the slums of East Lane, he became everyone’s darling who, through at an Oscar ceremony (12 glory and wealth, embodied the best of minutes). everything that New World America had to offer. Chaplin, the screenwriter and filmmaker,

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8. THE BIG PICTURE: FILMOGRAPHY 9. THE BIG PICTURE: 9.5 ACCESS - PRACTICAL INFORMATION - Films produced by Keystone, 1914 1916 By car: direct access from the Vevey exit - - Burlesque on ‘Carmen’ 9.1 THE VENUE off Autoroute A9 (about 4 min) - - Police - Distance from Geneva and Berne: 60 min - Mabel’s Strange Predicament - Triple Trouble Chaplin’s World Distance from Lausanne: 15 min - Route de Fenil 2 Distance from Montreux: 10 min - Films produced by Mutual, 1916 GPS coordinates: 46.47544° - 6.851432° - - The Floorwalker 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey - Tango Tangles - The Fireman Suisse By plane: from Geneva airport, take the - - The Vagabond - Cruel, Cruel Love - 1 A.M. 9.2 BUSINESS HOURS train to Vevey station (1 hour) From the station: Bus 212, Chaplin stop - The Star Boarder - The Count - (11 minutes). - Mabel at the Wheel - Daily from 10:00 to 18:00, the ticket office For more information on train - Twenty Minutes of Love - Behind the Scene closes at 17:00 - Caught in a Cabaret - The Rink timetables and public transportation, go - to: www.cff.ch and www.vmcv.ch Adult (16 and above): CHF 23.- - 1917 Child (ages 6 to 15): CHF 17.- - The Fatal Mallet - Easy Street Student, senior: CHF 21.- - Her Friend the Bandit - The Cure 9.6 BOUTIQUE - - The Immigrant Free for children under 6 - - Mabel’s Busy Day - The Adventurer Family: CHF 68.- The boutique is located in Chaplin’s - Mabel’s Married Life Adult – reduced mobility: CHF 21.- - Laughing Gas Films produced by First National: Child – reduced mobility: CHF15.- old garage. Visitors may choose from - - 1918 A Dog’s Life a fine selection of souvenir products - The Face on the Bar Room Floor - 1918 GROUP RATES (15PAX) and quality objects reflecting the life - Recreation - 1919 Adult (age 16 and older): CHF 16.- and work of Charlie Chaplin. Items - The Masquerader - 1919 Child (ages 6 to 15): CHF 12.- include a wealth of stationery products, - - 1919 A Day’s Pleasure cards, DVD and movie box sets, - The Rounders - 1921 The Kid famous posters of his movies, luxury GUIDED TOUR (MAX. 20 PEOPLE / - - 1921 lifestyle goods, toys for children and, GUIDE) - - 1922 Pay Day of course, Chaplin’s mythical hat and French, English, German: Package deal CHF - Dough and Dynamite - 1923 The Pilgrim cane. Great gift ideas and souvenirs - 120.- created exclusively for Chaplin’s World - Films produced by United Artists: accessible to one and all, since the - His Trysting Place - 1923 A Woman of Paris MUSEUM SPACE boutique is open to the public. - Tillie’s Punctured Romance - 1925 The Gold Rush The tour of the venue extends over 1850 m² and - - 1928 The Circus 5 hectares, divided into three key areas: - His Prehistoric Past - 1931 City Lights - Manoir: 500 m² - 1936 Modern Times - Studio: 1350 m² Films produced by Essanay, 1915 - 1940 - Park: 4 hectares - - 1942 The Gold Rush (sound version) - A Night Out - 1947 - The Champion - 1952 Limelight - - 1959 The Chaplin Revue - - The Tramp Film produced by Attica-Archway - By the Sea - 1957 A King in New York - Work - A Woman Film produced by Universal - The Bank - 1967 A Countess from Hong Kong - Shanghaied - A Night in the Show

34 35 9.7 THE RESTAURANT 9.8 EVENTS - - Chaplin’s World is prepared to welcome individuals and companies for private receptions, celebrations, thematic The Tramp restaurant at Chaplin’s World evenings, team building, seminars, etc. is located at the very heart of the park Premises within the site or the entire of the Estate of Ban. Drop by to enjoy venue may be rented for the occasion: some delicious food and discover the two faces of Charlie Chaplin, the man - 250 m² VIP space in the Manoir loft and the artist. for private events during the day and evening The Tramp restaurant at Chaplin’s World is open daily from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm - 4-hectare park for large receptions with menus specially designed for each moment of the day. The restaurant - 150-seat movie theatre in the Studio offers delicious breakfasts for the more adventurous, great snacks to enjoy after - The “Hollywood” and “Circus” spaces in an exciting visit. the Studio

The restaurant decor is reminiscent of - The café-restaurant with mezzanine Chaplin’s origins and expressed in the rich heritage of this building. Brick walls are reminders of the street where he grew up and which he never forgot - a recurrent theme in his movies that illustrate scenes from the life of a child of the streets of a bygone era.

The use of wood is a reminder of the origins of this country estate before the the now famous Manoir was built.

You will feel right at home in this unusual place with its many details related to the work of this legendary artist. CHAPLIN’S WORLD

The Tramp is open to the public year Annick Barbezat-Perrin round, providing the perfect opportunity Communications Manager to sip a drink, take in the sun and admire Route de Fenil 2 the Vaudois countryside after a long 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey (VD) stroll in the estate park. [email protected]

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