When the film premiered, Chaplin was much older, he was in the midst of another round of legal battles with former spouse Lita Grey, and the economic and political climate of the world had changed.
Charles Silver, kurator, zadolžen za film v Muzeju sodobne umetnosti, je pojasnil, da ima film takšno veljavo, ker je vpeljal nov nivo lirične romantike, ki se ne kaže v Chaplinovih zgodnejših delih.