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Modern Times,Ā Charlie Chaplinās 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,Ā Modern Timesāthough made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!)āis a timeless showcase of Chaplinās untouchable genius as a director of silent comedy.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Restored 2K-resolution digital transfer, created in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary from 2010 by Charlie Chaplin biographer David Robinson
- Two visual essays, by Chaplin historians John Bengtson and Jeffrey Vance
- Program from 2010 on the filmās visual and sound effects, with experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt
- Interview from 1992 withĀ Modern TimesĀ music arranger David Raksin, plus a selection from the film's original orchestral track
- Two segments cut from the film
- All at SeaĀ (1933), a home movie by Alistair Cooke featuring Chaplin and actress Paulette Goddard, with a score by Donald Sosin and an interview with Cookeās daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge
- The RinkĀ (1916), a Chaplin two-reeler
- For the First TimeĀ (1967), a short Cuban documentary about first-time moviegoers seeingĀ Modern Times
- Chaplin Today: āModern TimesāĀ (2003), a program with filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- Three theatrical trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Saul Austerlitz and, for the Blu-ray edition, a piece by film scholar Lisa Stein that includes excerpts from Chaplinās writing about his 1930s world tour
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Modern Times,Ā Charlie Chaplinās 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,Ā Modern Timesāthough made almost a decade into the talkie era and containing moments of sound (even song!)āis a timeless showcase of Chaplinās untouchable genius as a director of silent comedy.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Restored 2K-resolution digital transfer, created in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- Audio commentary from 2010 by Charlie Chaplin biographer David Robinson
- Two visual essays, by Chaplin historians John Bengtson and Jeffrey Vance
- Program from 2010 on the filmās visual and sound effects, with experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt
- Interview from 1992 withĀ Modern TimesĀ music arranger David Raksin, plus a selection from the film's original orchestral track
- Two segments cut from the film
- All at SeaĀ (1933), a home movie by Alistair Cooke featuring Chaplin and actress Paulette Goddard, with a score by Donald Sosin and an interview with Cookeās daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge
- The RinkĀ (1916), a Chaplin two-reeler
- For the First TimeĀ (1967), a short Cuban documentary about first-time moviegoers seeingĀ Modern Times
- Chaplin Today: āModern TimesāĀ (2003), a program with filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
- Three theatrical trailers
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Saul Austerlitz and, for the Blu-ray edition, a piece by film scholar Lisa Stein that includes excerpts from Chaplinās writing about his 1930s world tour
