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Modern Times (re-release)

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Modern Times (re-release) reviews
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9.6 User Score:

Movie Info

Genre(s): Classic  |  Comedy

Written by: Charles Chaplin

Directed by: Charles Chaplin

Release Date:
Theatrical: December 26, 2003
DVD: July 1, 2003

Running Time: 87 minutes, B/W

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Tiny Sandford, Chester Conklin, Hank Mann, Stanley Blystone, and Al Ernest Garcia

Playing a tramp struggling to survive in a modern industrial society, Charlie Chaplin created one of the most elaborate cinematic critiques of the effects of mass production on 20th century life with Modern Times. This digital restoration of the 1936 film entailed treating over 126,000 frames of film, correcting negative scratches and picture deterioration, and restoring its rich black and white cinematography.

What The Critics Said

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100

Boston Globe Ty Burr

Chaplin's sentimental politics and peerless comic invention dovetailed more perfectly in this film than in any other he made.

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100

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

An ungainly masterpiece, but Chaplin's ungainliness is something one can grow fond of.

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100

Chicago Reader Dave Kehr

Charlie Chaplin finally got around to acknowledging the 20th century in this 1936 film, which substitutes machine-age gags for the fading Victoriana of his other work. Consequently, it's the coldest of his major features, though no less brilliant for it.

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80

Village Voice J. Hoberman

Remains Chaplin's most sustained burlesque of authority.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Chris M. gave it a10:
Superb film by a great artist, one not to be missed.

J. Camargo gave it a 10:
ONE OF THE BEST FILMS EVER!!!!! Chaplin is such a great actor.

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