Modern Times (1936) update feed
"Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard Charles Chaplin as A Factory Worker"
"Charlie Chaplin's first overtly political feature film, 'Modern Times' was made as a comment on desperate employment and financial conditions during the Depression, something which Chaplin partially attributes to modern industrialisation. While Chaplin was always viewed as a staunchly left wing artist, there is also a conservatism inherent in his opposition to progress but it is balanced by his ever-present humanism which asks the important question 'what price progress?' Chaplin's resistance to"
" 1936 My Rating : 2.5=Remarquable - My Pleasure Meter : 3.5/5.0 Stars The Runner Up : Sabotage "
"Directed by: Charlie Chaplin The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman."
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"First viewing - Aug. 5th Best new-to-me film for August (3-way tie) I checked out Modern Times from the library, and since I knew it's a silent film I watched it early to kick off my Saturday after my errands were done. There are some wonderful comedic moments that had me laughing heavily and often, and I liked the way the story was basically four smaller pieces tied together to make a whole. Paulette Goddard shines on screen and proves to be up to the task of balancing the film with Chaplin ve"