Charlie Chaplin - Modern Times (1936)

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Charlie Chaplin bid farewell to silent comedy with this funny and poignant masterpiece. Here Chaplin stars as a factory worker fed-up with the job and his tyrannical boss (who keeps an eye on all his employees via a big-brother TV monitor). When he meets and falls in love with an orphaned street waif, the two dream of a nice suburban existence... but the cops are never far behind, chasing the vagabond couple.

in modern times, "the little tramp" battles it out with technology, unemployment, jail, burglars, demanding customers, bosses and "the gamin". he wins some and loses more but, at the end, walks undaunted into the sunrise. although it is known as charlie chaplin's last silent film, modern times is remarkably unsilent. from the opening notes of its rich orchestral score to the first and last time the voice of "the little tramp" is heard near the end of the film, the effect is of a film that speaks with a clear, well-rounded voice.
special features:
- extraordinary quality achieved from digital mastering of the best remaining negative in the chaplin archives.
- bonus materials: original story notes, shooting log and production reports for "feeding machine" sequence.
- a witty video reminiscence by music arranger david raksin, accompanied by original photos and manuscripts.
black and white movie//87 min.