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Modern Times is a 1936 American part-talkie comedy film produced, written and directed by Charlie Chaplin.In Chaplin's last performance as the iconic Little Tramp, his character struggles to survive in the modern, industrialized world.
In Modern Times, Chaplin creates a "portrayal consistent with popular leftist stereotypes of wealthy business leaders and oppressed workers in the 1930s." [ 10 ] While the Tramp and his fellow workers sweat on the assembly line, the president of the Electro Steel Company works on a puzzle and reads comic strips in the newspaper.
The idea of reviving his role as The Tramp for modern audiences was entertained. [1] Chaplin had often used scenes featuring The Tramp, such as The Tramp's final appearance in Modern Times, as a vehicle for expressing his ideas. Critic and friend James Agee wrote a script placing Chaplin's trademark character, the Tramp, in apocalyptic New York ...
“The story of my grandfather, Charlie Chaplin, has been told many times, but I felt compelled to approach it from a personal angle through the eyes of my father,” said Carmen Chaplin.
All of Chaplin's films up to and including The Circus (1928) were silent, although many were re-issued with soundtracks. City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936) were essentially silent films, although they were made with soundtracks consisting of music and sound effects, with talking sequences in the latter film. Chaplin's last five films ...
Modern Times was announced by Chaplin as "a satire on certain phases of our industrial life". [217] Featuring the Tramp and Goddard as they endure the Great Depression, it took ten and a half months to film. [218] Chaplin intended to use spoken dialogue but changed his mind during rehearsals.
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Chaplin's original "Tramp" suit from the film was donated by him to the Museum of Natural History of Los Angeles County. [ 73 ] City Lights was released as a dual-format Blu-ray and DVD by the Criterion Collection in 2013, both of which include trailers of the film, archival footage from production, and an audio commentary track by Chaplin ...