Welcome to Episode #49 of Reel Travels. Today, almost this entire episode is dedicated to Charlie Chaplin. I talk to an author of a book on the legend and we take a peek into Chaplin’s World, an incredible museum in Switzerland that really needs to be on your bucket list. It’s on mine! Plus, I have what I think is the best celebrity minute since I started doing this podcast. If you’re a fan of Animaniacs you’re going to love this.

A special thanks to voice actor extraordinaire Rob Paulsen — check out his book, Voice Lessons: How a Couple of Ninja Turtles, Pinky, and an Animaniac Saved My Life and to Gary Golio. Here’s the link to order Gary’s book Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry).

What’s at Chaplin’s World

Since October 2020, Chaplin’s World has been celebrating the 80th anniversary of one of Charlie Chaplin’s most emblematic films: “The Great Dictator”. To mark this commemoration, Chaplin’s World and the Charlie Chaplin Museum Foundation have launched the #LETUSALLUNITE campaign: a worldwide human mural project to pay tribute to the film and bring together citizens of the world around the universal values of the artist.

The 2,326 participants from 69 different countries formed letters that were used by Swiss artist NOTsoNOISY Guillaume Reymond to reproduce the entire final speech of “The Great Dictator”, which is displayed until the end of the year on a 37-meter-long canvas installed on the entrance wall of Chaplin’s World and on its website, making the work and the tribute accessible to all.

The temporary exhibition, “Chaplin and The Great Dictator”, which also commemorates this masterpiece, has exceptionally been extended until September 30, 2021. If you’re in the area, go visit!

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