Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

ofpsmith The Tramp was one of the earliest Charlie Chaplin movies, that adopted a blend of slapstick and heart that he would become so well known for. The Tramp (Chaplin) is just walking down the road, when he saves a girl (Edna Purviance) from some hobos. He goes to work for Purviance's father (and doesn't do so well), and saves the family from hobos again. 1915 was the year that Chaplin started using the tramp character well, and would continue to do so until The Great Dictator. The Tramp's ending is almost sad, but in a way satisfying. Chaplin was really starting to go strong with this film. For Chaplin fans, I can highly recommend this.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) This, of course, refers to the title character (who appeared already before this one in films) in this 27-minute black-and-white silent short film from over 100 years ago. Chaplin reprised this role several times later, also in his most famous full feature films. The action in this film takes place mostly at a farm. The Tramp helps the farmer and his daughter (Edna Purviance, who is a regular in Chaplin movies) deal with a bunch of crooks who try to burgle the place. Chaplin, at one point, acts as if he would cooperate with them and get 50% of the money the steal, but it's all fake. The truth is that he is madly in love with the farmer's daughter. Unfortunately, at the very end, her fiancé appears and I felt sorry for the Tramp, but also for myself because I sat through this half hour which really wasn't that great. i did not feel that they had enough material for half an hour and the criminals also became a bit repetitive quickly. I usually like it if they include something beyond Chaplin's slapstick comedy routine, but here it wasn't working or I should maybe say it could have worked if they had kept it at 20 minutes max or come up with a better elaborated story with more depth. Not one of Chaplin's best. Not recommended.

TheLittleSongbird I am very fond of Charlie Chaplin, his films and shorts. And I do love The Tramp. I don't consider it the very best of his shorts, but I do understand its importance and significance, being the short to introduce the iconic character The Tramp. I quite like the comedy in the Tramp. While it is not among the most special or funniest of all the comedy in Chaplin's biography, there are some inspired gags especially the ones with the pitchfork and the bags of flour, not to mentions the bashings on the head with the mallet. The Tramp has a lovely and touching comical-love story and moves along quickly. Some might say that the short may have dated slightly, maybe so though if so I think it is part of the charm, but the photography is very nice with a beautiful and perhaps iconic closing shot and the short is very well-edited. Speaking of the ending, it is one of genuine pathos. Edna Purviance is a cute, sweet and charming love interest, but the real jewel in the crown is the performance of Chaplin who down from his appearance to his mannerisms is excellent as the tramp. All in all, maybe not among the best of Chaplin's efforts but still wonderful and a milestone as well. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Petri Pelkonen Charles Chaplin is a tramp who gets in trouble with three hobos.He also saves a girl of his dreams from the hobos, a beautiful farmer's daughter played by Edna Purviance.The girl is grateful at the little tramp and he takes him home with her and he starts working at the family farm.Being a farmhand isn't really his cup of tea and also the hobos show up again causing some trouble.Happiness doesn't often seem to follow the tramp and he notices the girl of his dreams is already taken.Chaplin's The Tramp (1915) marked the beginning of his most known character as we know him today.The difference between this and his more slapstick character in the earlier films was the sad ending and showing he cared for others, rather than just himself.Chaplin works so great together with Edna Purviance, just like he did in so many other films.Ernest Van Pelt plays The Farmer.Paddy McGuire plays Farmhand.Lloyd Bacon is Edna's Fiancé/Second Thief.Leo White is First Thief while Bud Jamison plays Third Thief.The Minister is played by Billy Armstrong.This short comedy holds some funny stuff inside.Charlie walking around with that pitchfork is funny.Or Charlie trying to milk the cow from its tail.Obviously The Little Tramp hasn't spent too much time on a farm.Also using the mallet in the end.Charles Chaplin was born 120 years and one day ago.For his second film, Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) he wore baggy pants he borrowed from 'Fatty' Arbuckle, size 14 shoes that belonged to Ford Sterling, a tiny jacket from Keystone Kop Charles Avery, a bowler hat belonging to Arbuckle's father-in-law and Mack Swain's mustache trimmed down to toothbrush size.The Tramp was born!