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Chained for Life is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Aaron Schimberg. The title may refer to the 1952 film of the same title that featured conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton, who had worked as singers and 'display' people in circuses and old style freak shows.
A film about Siamese twins Daisy and Violet Hilton, who face legal and personal challenges after one of them kills her husband. The film is based on their real life story and features their singing career and a sham marriage.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Harry L. Fraser
- 1952-01
Sep 11, 2019 · A meta-movie about beauty, disability and exploitation in Hollywood, directed by Aaron Schimberg. The film-within-a-film features a blind actress, a man with neurofibromatosis and a German director with a dark past.
Chained for Life is a 1952 exploitation film featuring the famous conjoined ("Siamese") Hilton Twins, Daisy and Violet. It features several vaudeville acts, including juggler Whitey Roberts, a man doing bicycle stunts, and a man, Tony Lovello, who plays the William Tell Overture and "Hungarian Dance No. 5" at breakneck speed on an accordion .
Sep 11, 2019 · Chained for Life is a dark comedy about an actress who befriends a man with a facial deformity. Watch the trailer and read critics' reviews of this original and unpredictable film.
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- Drama
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Sep 20, 2019 · Chained for Life Is a Movie About Movies, Freaks, and Beauty. Aaron Schimberg’s playful, masterful second feature upends the hokey genre tropes of disability and disfigurement—and questions...
