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... more
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finds our hero struggling to make ends meet in the Depression of the 1930s. Along the way he takes up with a juvenile delinquent (actually 24-year-old Paulette Goddard) and plays a prison incident with "nose powder" for drug-induced laughs--both plot elements seeming quite innocent here, though both would provoke controversy today.Modern Times' most famous sequences portray the dehumanisation of factory labour to fine comic effect, balancing satire with slapstick to perfection in several superbly executed set-pieces.While the film has sound-effects and musical score, speech is only presented through mechanical means, via a gramophone, or through wall-sized TVs far more futuristic than in those in HG Wells'Things to Come(also 1936)--it's an interesting footnote that the comic and the SF visionary were friends. Chaplin famously not being a fan of sound cinema acknowledges the need to move with the times, yet hilariously spoofs the exploitation of man and machine while doing so. Amid some great laughs, the political message comes though clearly: the boss is making a fortune while doing jigsaw puzzles in his luxury office, the workers are toiling ever harder on the production line for their pittance.On the DVD:Modern Timesis offered in the original 4:3 black and white with good mono sound evidencing just a little distortion and a very clean, clear picture with minimal grain to give away its age. Also included are French and Italian dubbed versions and a pointless and ineffective English Dolby Digital 5.1 version of the soundtrack. The disc features multiple subtitle options, including English for hard of hearing.Disc Two begins with a six-minute introduction by David Robinson. Next comes a very worthwhile 26-minute documentary by Philippe Truffault,Chaplin Today, centred around a perceptive subtitled discussion between French filmmakers Luc&Jean-Pierre Dardenne. There are three trailers, beautifully reproduced posters, an eight-part photo gallery and one entertaining deleted scene, as well as Chaplin's "nonsense song" from the film in isolated form and in a "Karaoke" version. The Documents section begins with a silent 42-minute 1931 documentary/propaganda film,In the Machine Agemade by the US Dept of Labor. Along similar but more entertaining lines isSymphony in Fa 1940 colour film combining music, manufacturing footage and animation celebrating the Ford motor company, while also included is a sequence from theLiberace Show(1956) with the star performing the vocal version of "Smile", the theme fromModern Times. Demonstrating the truly universal appeal of Chaplin is a 1967 shortFor the First Time, documenting what happens when the people of the remote Baracoa mountains in Cuba see their first ever movie,Modern Times. This is a remarkable collection which does a great film justice.--Gary S Dalkin
and finds our hero struggling to make ends meet in the Depression of the 1930s. Along the way he takes up with a juvenile delinquent (actually 24-year-old Paulette Goddard) and plays a prison incident with "nose powder" for drug-induced laughs--both plot elements seeming quite innocent here, though both would provoke controversy today. Modern Times' most famous sequences portray the dehumanisation of factory labour to fine comic effect, balancing satire with slapstick to perfection in several superbly executed set-pieces. While the film has sound-effects and musical score, speech is only presented through mechanical means, via a gramophone, or through wall-sized TVs far more futuristic than in those in HG Wells' Things to Come (also 1936)--it's an interesting footnote that the comic and the SF visionary were friends. Chaplin famously not being a fan of sound cinema acknowledges the need to move with the times, yet hilariously spoofs the exploitation of man and machine while doing so. Amid some great laughs, the political message comes though clearly: the boss is making a fortune while doing jigsaw puzzles in his luxury office, the workers are toiling ever harder on the production line for their pittance. On the DVD: Modern Times is offered in the original 4:3 black and white with good mono sound evidencing just a little distortion and a very clean, clear picture with minimal grain to give away its age. Also included are French and Italian dubbed versions and a pointless and ineffective English Dolby Digital 5.1 version of the soundtrack. The disc features multiple subtitle options, including English for hard of hearing. Disc Two begins with a six-minute introduction by David Robinson. Next comes a very worthwhile 26-minute documentary by Philippe Truffault, Chaplin Today, centred around a perceptive subtitled discussion between French filmmakers Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne. There are three trailers, beautifully reproduced posters, an eight-part photo gallery and one entertaining deleted scene, as well as Chaplin's "nonsense song" from the film in isolated form and in a "Karaoke" version. The Documents section begins with a silent 42-minute 1931 documentary/propaganda film, In the Machine Age made by the US Dept of Labor. Along similar but more entertaining lines is Symphony in F a 1940 colour film combining music, manufacturing footage and animation celebrating the Ford motor company, while also included is a sequence from the Liberace Show (1956) with the star performing the vocal version of "Smile", the theme from Modern Times. Demonstrating the truly universal appeal of Chaplin is a 1967 short For the First Time, documenting what happens when the people of the remote Baracoa mountains in Cuba see their first ever movie, Modern Times. This is a remarkable collection which does a great film justice. --Gary S Dalkin
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Production Year: 1983 - Comedy - Director: Harold Ramis, Amy Heckerling, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Stephen Kessler - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over
Charlie Chaplin - Modern Times (Box Set) (Classic Collection) (+CD/Senitype/Stills)
Main specs
Actor(s): Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Chester Conklin, Tiny Sandford, Allan Garcia, Stanley Blystone, Hank Mann
Director(s): Charlie Chaplin
Genre: Comedy
Classification: Universal
Production Year: 1936
Colour: Black & White
Running Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: A satirical look at America during the Depression, and the effects of mass production on the lives of ordinary working folk.
DVD Description
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.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): CDA ENTERTAINMENT; SONY DADC
Release date: 17/11/2003
No of Discs: 3
Catalogue No: C 201624
Barcode: 5060051630811
Production Designer: Charles D. Hall
Music Director: Alfred Newman
Screenwriter: Charlie Chaplin
Cinematographer: Rollie Totheroh
Composer: Alfred Newman, Charlie Chaplin
Subject: Charlie Chaplin
Featured: Charlie Chaplin
Director of Photography: Rollie Totheroh, Ira Morgan
Producer: Charlie Chaplin
Author: Charlie Chaplin
Art Director: Charles D. Hall, J. Russell Spencer
Technical information
Special Features: Exclusive Soundtrack, Commemorative Booklet Featuring Chaplin Essays And Images From The Motion Picture, Photo Stills Six Original Black And White Publicity Photo Cards, Collectable Senitype Limited Edition Numbered Image From The Motion Picture A Its Corresponding 35mm Film Frame
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Surround 2.0, Dolby Digital 2.0
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English French Dolby Surround 2.0 English Dolby Digital 2.0 French
Professional reviews
Review: "...[A] delight with its abundance of famously hilarious set pieces..." (Entertainment Weekly, p.61, 18/07/2003)
Advantages: Great Chaplin films Disadvantages: Could have used more extras
...My interest in vintage films started when I was a young child in the 1960s. There was a programme on every Sunday afternoon (if my memory serves me well) it was hosted by the late Bob Monkhouse and featured old vintage films that were form his own, personal collection.
Charli Chaplin Volume 1 is a two CDcollection released through the wonderful British Film Institute. It features a number of films fromm the very early days of CharlieChaplin's Hollywood film career. From the days of Essanay Films and beyond.
The first film is His New Job. His character (down on his luck, though not, exactly, a tramp) is trying his luck with open auditions at Lodestone Studios. There's a little bit of business in the waiting room when he shamelessly makes up to a pretty and simpering girl also waiting for an audition. He enrages the manager of the room...
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Advantages: Great special effects, hilarious Disadvantages: Nothing that comes to mind.
...Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charles Chaplin, Mack Swain, Georgina Hale, Henry Bergman, Tom Murrary
The Tramp goes of in search of gold and fortune and finds it and a lot of mishaps along the way.
This great value dvd features, the original 1925 classic, and a 1942 remake with spoken dialogue and a new score.
The story starts with the Lone Prospector (Chaplin), Who is travelling to Alaska, a snow storm eventually drives him in to the cabin of Black Lawson (Murray), a fellow prospector " Big Jim Mackay" is also forced into the cabin, after momentary scuffles, Black Lawson eventually has to accept that the two men are going nowhere, Black Lawson goes of in search of food, and has a run in with cops on the way, This sets in motion one of the films famous scenes where Jim Mackay, delerious from starvation imagines Charlie is a large...
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Advantages: Stunning performance by downey jr, great cast, Disadvantages: Concentrates a little to much on Chaplins private life
...Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast:Robert Downey Jr, Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw, Moira Kelly, Anthony Hopkins, Dan Akroyd, Maris Tomei, Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Kline, Maria Pitillo, Milla Jovovich, Diane Lane
I have been a CharlieChaplin fan (and a fan of silent comedies in general) since i bought Chaplins masterpiece ModernTimes, when i first bought this film, i was wondering how could someone possibly portray Chaplin on screen, but Downey Jr pleasently surprised me.
The story follows Chaplins (Downey Jr) rise to stardom starting of as a stand in singer and dancer when his mother (Geraldine Chaplin) is booed of stage, to his final years in exile in Switzerland. After working for Fred Karno (Thaw), Chaplin gets an offer to work with Director Mack Sennet (Akroyd) i like the scene when Sennet doesn't think Chaplin...
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