Modern times

Modern times

Blu-ray - 2010

When his boss demands more speed and efficiency, Chaplin goes crazy from his repetitious assembly line job. Primarily a silent film with music and sound effects, but occasional voices emanate from radios and television screens.

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Subjects
1929
Factories > Employees > Drama.
Working class > Drama.
Depressions > 1929 > Drama.
Tramps > Drama.
Depressions.
Factories > Employees.
Tramps.
Working class.
Video recordings.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Silent films.
Genres
Video recordings
Comedy films
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Films for the hearing impaired
Silent films
Published
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection 2010.
Language
English
Corporate Author
United Artists Corporation
Corporate Author
United Artists Corporation (production company)
Other Authors
Charlie Chaplin, 1889-1977 (actor), Paulette Goddard, 1911-1990 (conductor), Henry Bergman, 1870-1946, Stanley Sandford, 1894-1961, Chester Conklin, 1888-1971, Hank Mann, 1887-1971, Stanley Blystone, 1894-1956, Allan Garcia, 1887-1938, Richard Alexander, 1902-1989, Cecil Reynolds, 1880-1947, Mira McKinney, Murdock MacQuarrie, 1878-1942, Wilfred Lucas, 1871-1940, Edward LeSaint, Fred Malatesta, Sam Stein, 1905-1966, Juana Sutton, Ted Oliver, 1892-1957, Alfred Newman, 1901-1970
Edition
Blu-ray special edition ; Blu-ray edition ; Full screen
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
Aspect ratio 1.33:1; new, restored 2K-resolution digital transfer.
Special features: commentary by Chaplin biographer David Robinson; "Modern times: a closer look," a visual essay by Chaplin historian Jeffrey Vance; "A bucket of water and a glass matte," where visual and sound effects experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt discuss techniques used in Modern times; "Silent traces: Modern times," a visual essay by John Bengtson; "David Raksin and the score," an interview with composer David Raksin; "Two bits," deleted scenes; trailers; "All at sea," an 8mm film of a weekend voyage with Charlie Chaplin by Alistair Cooke; "Susan Cooke Kittredge," an interview with Cooke's daughter; "The rink," Charlie Chaplin's eighth film (1916); "For the first time," a documentary film by Octavio Cortazar (1967); "Chaplin today: Modern times," a documentary by Philippe Truffault with filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (2003).
Physical Description
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Blu-ray; region A; uncompressed monaural soundtrack.
Requires Blu-ray player.
Production Credits
Music composer, Charlie Chaplin ; conductor, Alfred Newman ; photography, Rollie Totheroh, Ira Morgan.
ISBN
9781604653519
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Talkies had been around for a while, but this final appearance of Chaplin's Little Tramp character is mostly silent. (LJ 1/11) (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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