Chaplin (film) film is structured around flashbacks as the elderly Charlie Chaplin (now living in Switzerland) recollects moments from his life during a conversation with fictional character George Hayden, the editor of his autobiography. Chaplin's recollections begin with his childhood of extreme poverty from which he escapes by immersing himself in the world of the London music halls. After his mother Hannah Chaplin has an attack of nerves on stage during a performance, the four year old Chaplin takes his mother's place on the stage. Hannah retires from performing and is eventually committed to an asylum after developing psychosis. In the years
Christopher Chaplin Christopher Chaplin Christopher James Chaplin (born 6 July 1962) is a Swiss-born English composer and actor. He is the youngest son of film comedian Charlie Chaplin and his fourth wife, Oona O'Neill. Born in Switzerland, Chaplin studied piano under Irene Denereaz in Vevey before going to London to become an actor. He made his feature film debut as Ivan in the 1984 comedy film "Where Is Parsifal?", that was screened in the "Un Certain Regard" section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, and played Jacques Sette in Charles Jarrott's TV miniseries "Till We Meet Again" based on the eponymous Judith