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LeCoultre watch. In turn, Charlie gave the Isis Samassa and the voice of my father
watch to his son, Michael Chaplin (my Michael Chaplin as well as the actresses Linh
father) and Michael then passed this watch Dan Pham and Bianca Brandolini d’Adda.
on to my mother on their wedding day. She
always claimed that the watch was a lucky My first memories of Charlie’s films are not
charm as she and my father have been hap- the ones that made him a household name.
pily married for 45 years. So this watch has When I was young, we used to visit my grand-
a real history to it. It has changed hands parents in Switzerland. Oona would show us
within my family over the years. The watch home movies which Charlie had made to
appears in the film as a kind of mythical entertain the children. Back then, these films
object that measures the passage of time. were a source of inspiration for my brothers
and sisters and for me when we came to deve-
The Innovators is a science-fiction story set in lop our own film projects. Consequently, The
a dystopian future. The film tells the story of Innovators was born from these childhood
three women scientists trying to prevent the memories as we wanted to have fun and make
destruction of Earth’s ecosystem and to return a film with friends and family.
to the past. The cast includes various mem-
bers of my family: my sister Dolores Chaplin,
my daughter Uma Bhalla Chaplin, my cousin
The timeless and enigmatic character of the
little tramp, Charlot, immortalised by Charlie,
made its first public appearance in 1914. It
was therefore a great honour for me to mark
this 100th anniversary by screening these two
films in Los Angeles, the town where he recei-
ved an Academy Award, and also in the
Lincoln Centre in New York where he was the
first film actor to be honoured by the Film
Eleanor has recently been appointed founder ambassador of Society.
Swiss watch company Bedat & Co. With first hand knowledge
and understanding of fine craftsmanship, she was a natural Carmen Chaplin
choice for one of the most legitimate feminine watch designers
inspired by the Art Deco traditions. A Time For Everything (2013) & The Innovators (2014)
Two short-movies directed by Carmen Chaplin
Produced by Mann & Miller/ Kwanon Films
www.bedat.com www.jaeger-lecoultre.com
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