Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times - The Criterion Collection

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 (Paulette Goddard).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.New, restored 2K-resolution digital transfer, created in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackNew audio commentary by Charlie Chaplin biographer David RobinsonTwo new visual essays, by Chaplin historians John Bengtson and Jeffrey Vance New program on the film's visual and sound effects, with experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt Interview from 1992 with Modern Times music arranger David Raksin, plus a selection from the film's original orchestral trackTwo segme