Critics such as Tim Hunter and Andrew Sarris, as well as the poet John Betjeman and the director François Truffaut viewed the film as being among Chaplin's best works.
Zgodba ohlapno temelji na življenju ženske, ki jo je bil Chaplin spoznal v Parizu, Moussie Sodskaye ali »Skaye«, kot jo je imenoval v svoji knjigi "My Trip Abroad" iz leta 1922.