Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1936 • United States
Starring Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman
MODERN TIMES, Charlie Chaplin’s last outing as the Little Tramp, puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a gorgeous gamine (Paulette Goddard). With its barrage of unforgettable gags and sly commentary on class struggle during the Great Depression, MODERN TIMES—though made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!)—is a timeless showcase of Chaplin’s untouchable genius as a director of silent comedy.
Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1936 • United States
Starring Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman
MODERN TIMES, Charlie Chaplin’s last outing as the Little Tramp, puts the iconic character to work as a giddily inept factory employee who becomes smitten with a gorgeous gamine (Paulette...
In this 2010 visual essay, Chaplin historian Jeffrey Vance, author of “Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema,” draws from a wealth of production photography to discuss the making of MODERN TIMES.
In this 2010 program, Craig Barron and Ben Burtt, leading experts in the fields of visual and sound effects, respectively, discuss the techniques used and choices made by Charlie Chaplin and his crew on MODERN TIMES.
In this 2010 visual essay, John Bengtson, author of “Silent Traces: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin,” tours the locations used in MODERN TIMES through photographs, vintage maps, and film clips, revealing what Chaplin’s camera captured of the backdrop to the silent...
In this 1992 interview, film and television composer David Raksin, best remembered for his theme music for the film LAURA (1944), recalls the four months he spent with Charlie Chaplin arranging the music for MODERN TIMES. Also presented is a nine-minute piece of the original orchestral track, fro...
In 1967, Cuban documentary filmmaker Octavio Cortazar followed a projectionist whose mission was to show moving pictures to rural communities for the first time. Cortazar’s short film, presented here, documents one audience’s response to its first film: Chaplin’s MODERN TIMES.
This documentary, produced by Philippe Truffault in 2003, places MODERN TIMES in historical context and includes the personal observations of filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
The following interview with Susan Cooke, Alistair Cooke’s daugher, was filmed in 2010.
Directed by Charles Chaplin • 1916 • United States
THE RINK, the eighth of twelve films Charlie Chaplin made for the Mutual Film Corporation, premiered in December 1916. In this popular two-reeler, Chaplin, as the Tramp, plays a waiter with unique tableside skills. It’s at the roller-skating rin...
ALL AT SEA is a home movie by Alistair Cooke featuring Chaplin and actress Paulette Goddard, presented with a score by Donald Sosin.
