Modern Times (1936) | |
| Director(s) | Charlie Chaplin |
| Producer(s) | Charlie Chaplin (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Silent Films |
| Top Topics | Poverty, Slapstick, Great Depression |
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Modern Times (1936) was a Silent Films - Drama Film directed by Charlie Chaplin and produced by Charlie Chaplin.
SYNOPSIS
In Chaplin's classic comedy, machine-age dehumanization remains as biting in the era of downsizing and the Internet as it was when first released. As an assembly-line worker who becomes too enthusiastically engaged in his work, Chaplin launches into a series of set pieces commenting on the frustrations of the modern world. His first film after the success of City Lights (1931), and last silent, is very much a one-man show, with Chaplin directing, writing, producing, scoring, and starring along with then-wife Goddard.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Modern Times was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989.
BlogHub Articles:
THE GREATEST FILM I'VE NEVER SEEN BLOGATHON: Modern Times (1936)
on Nov 16, 2018 From Caftan WomanDebbie Vega at Moon in Gemini is hosting the genius blogathon The Greatest Film I've Never Seen from November 16th to 18th. What is the big gap in your film viewing? Will you love it? Will you be disappointed? Click HERE to discover the answers to those questions and more. Over the years, I have ... Read full article
“Try it You’ll Like it” Blogathon: Modern Times
By Virginie Pronovost on Dec 6, 2015 From The Wonderful World of CinemaDo you know what is one of the best things that ever happened to me? Discovering classic films. Classic films are just magic. Yes, there are some good contemporary films, I don’t deny it, but there’s something different with classic films. They HAVE?to be seen, you know. That’s why... Read full article
Modern Times, 1936, Charles Chaplin
By Aaron West on Jun 14, 2015 From Criterion BluesJun 14 Posted by aaronwest In many ways, Modern Times was both an ending and a beginning. For Chaplin, it was the end of his silent movie star career and his popular character, the tramp. It was also the last major silent film release. It was at the height of the depression, and the underlying them... Read full article
Modern Times, 1936, Charles Chaplin
By Aaron West on Jun 14, 2015 From Criterion BluesJun 14 Posted by aaronwest In many ways, Modern Times was both an ending and a beginning. For Chaplin, it was the end of his silent movie star career and his popular character, the tramp. It was also the last major silent film release. It was at the height of the depression, and the underlying them... Read full article
Modern Times, 1936, Charles Chaplin
By Aaron West on Jun 14, 2015 From Criterion BluesJun 14 Posted by aaronwest In many ways, Modern Times was both an ending and a beginning. For Chaplin, it was the end of his silent movie star career and his popular character, the tramp. It was also the last major silent film release. It was at the height of the depression, and the underlying them... Read full article
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Quotes from
A gamin: What's the use of trying?
A factory worker: Buck up - never say die. We'll get along.
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Facts about
Discounting later parodies and novelty films, this was the last major American film to make use of silent film conventions such as title cards for dialogue. The very last dialogue title card of this film (and thus, it can be said, the entire silent era) belongs to The Tramp, who says "Buck up - never say die! We'll get along."
According to a fall 1935 issue of Variety, Charles Chaplin was expected to run behind schedule on the release of the movie as he tweaked the soundtrack. He also wanted to chop over 1,000 feet of film from his then existing cut.
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