Rent Modern Times (1936)
4.0 of 5 from 185 ratings
1h 23min
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- Synopsis:
- The Little Tramp punches in and wigs out inside a factory where gizmos like an employee feeding machine may someday make the lunch hour last just 15 minutes. Bounced into the ranks of the unemployed, he teams with a street waif (Paulette Goddard) to pursue bliss and a paycheck, finding misadventures as a roller-skating night watchman, a singing waiter whose hilarious song is gibberish, a jailbird and more. In the end, as tramp and waif walk arm in arm into an insecure future we know they've found neither bliss nor a paycheck but, more importantly, each other. The times and satire remain timeless in 'Modern Times'.
- Actors:
- Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Stanley Blystone, Al Ernest Garcia, Richard Alexander, Cecil Reynolds, Mira McKinney, Murdock MacQuarrie, Wilfred Lucas, Edward LeSaint, Fred Malatesta, Sammy Stein, Juana Sutton, Ted Oliver, Norman Ainsley, Walter Bacon
- Directors:
- Charles Chaplin
- Producers:
- Charlie Chaplin
- Writers:
- Charles Chaplin
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 23/08/2010
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono, English DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1, Silent
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Introduction by David Robinson (6 mins)
- Chaplin Today: Modern Times - Documentary (26 mins)
- Deleted Scenes (5 mins)
- Chaplin Karaoke (3 mins)
- Photo Gallery
- Chaplin Trailer Reel
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Reviews (3) of Modern Times
Part silent - Modern Times review by JD
This is generally a silent comedy though there are a few written story board type conversations and some speech when synchronisation is not critical such as the radio. There is a scene when Chaplin accidentally finds some cocaine and thinking it is a food additive rubs it on his gums and then knocks unconscious some prison inmates in a drug fuelled frenzy. I don't think that the censor board would be keen on that now. The slap stick is good, the romance a bit clichéd, the comedy mediocre.
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Black and white silent slapstick of the earlyish 1900s. - Modern Times review by VP
This film is given some background in the commentary given on the DVD. This briefly explains the situation in the 1920's, which is, I believe, the time the film is about, and also gives further information on Charles Chaplin himself. It is enjoyable as a light entertainment after seeing too many of the usual story lines from Hollywood.
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A must see - Modern Times review by CW
Modern Times is arguably the best of the Charlie Chaplin Little Ttamp movies. As with his other films, he wrote, directed, produced, omposed the music and starred. There are the familiar and brilliant shots of him going through the cogs of the giant factory machines. Paulette Goddard who was his partner and muse for 10 years plays a feisty orphan survivor who becomes his friend and fellow traveler in life. There are startling scenes, including archival news footage of lines of unemployed , bread lines and people protesting unemployment. One scene has The Little Tramp dancing and singing a delightful song that he acts out. It is the only time Chaplin spoke in a movie. The movie is delightful and heartbreaking as you see them refuse to give up hope. Watching the special features I learned that Chaplin traveled to other countries meeting leaders including Ghandi to discuss employment. He believed that machines should be to enable people to lead better lives, not to take over jobs. Modern Times gives messages that are important for our own times.
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