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Blu-ray

Modern times

Call Number

  • BLU-RAY COMEDY (CEN)

Edition

Blu-ray special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Stanley J. Sandford, Chester Conklin, Stanley Blystone, Allan Garcia, Dick Alexander.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2010]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (87 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (36 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm).

Summary

"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. 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."--Container.

Notes

Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.

Special features: New, restored 2K-resolution digital transfer, created in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; new audio commentary by Chaplin biographer David Robinson ; two new visual essays, by Chaplin historians John Bengston and Jeffrey Vance ; interview from 1992 with Modern Times music arranger David Raksin, plus a selection from the film's original orchestral track ; two segments cut from the film ; All at sea (1993), an home movie by Alistair Cooke featuring Chaplin and actress Paulette Goddard, with a new score by Donald Sosin and a new interview with Cooke's daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge ; The rink (1916), a Chaplin two-reeler ; For the first time (1967), a short Cuban documentary about first-time moviegoers seeing Modern Times ; Chaplin today: "Modern times" (2003), a program with filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne ; three theatrical trailers.

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