Modern times

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 (Composer, Screenwriter, Director, Actor)
Corporate Authors: Janus Films, MK2 Productions, Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: De Haven, Carter, 1886-1977 (Director), Totheroh, Roland H., 1890-1967 (Cinematographer), Morgan, Ira, 1889-1959 (Cinematographer), Goddard, Paulette, 1911-1990 (Actor), Bergman, Henry, 1870-1946 (Actor), Sandford, Stanley, 1894-1961 (Actor), Conklin, Chester, 1888-1971 (Actor), Mann, Hank, 1887-1971 (Actor), Blystone, Stanley, 1894-1956 (Actor), Garcia, Allan, 1887-1938 (Actor), Alexander, Richard, 1902-1989 (Actor), Reynolds, Cecil, 1880-1947 (Actor), McKinney, Mira (Actor), MacQuarrie, Murdock, 1878-1942 (Actor), Lucas, Wilfred, 1871-1940 (Actor), LeSaint, Edward (Actor), Malatesta, Fred (Actor), Stein, Sam, 1905-1966 (Actor), Sutton, Juana (Actor), Oliver, Ted, 1892-1957 (Actor), Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970, Powell, Edward B. (arranger of music.), Raksin, David (arranger of music,), Neal, Paul (Sound designer), Maher, Frank (Sound designer), Hall, Charles, 1899-1959 (Set designer), Spencer, J. Russell (Set designer), Robinson, David, 1930- (Commentator), Vance, Jeffrey, 1970- (Commentator), Barron, Craig (Commentator), Burtt, Ben (Commentator), Bengtson, John, 1957- (Commentator), Cooke, Alistair, 1908-2004 (Cinematographer, Director), Cortázar, Octavio, 1935- (Director), Truffault, Philippe (Director), Austerlitz, Saul, Haven, Lisa Stein, 1960-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: [United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2010]
Edition:Special ed.
Series:Criterion collection ; 543.
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Item Description:
  • DVD;region 1, NTSC ; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1936.
  • Special features: Disc 1. Commentary by Chaplin biographer David Robinson; "Modern times: a closer look" visual essay by Chaplin historian Jeffrey Vance; "A bucket of water and a glass matte" visual and sound effects experts Craig Barron and Ben Burtt discuss techniques used in Modern times; "Silent traces: Modern times" visual essay by John Bengtson; "David Raksin and the score" interview with composer David Raksin; "Two bits" deleted scenes; Trailers. Disc 2. "All at sea" 8mm film of weekend voyage with Charlie Chaplin by Alistair Cooke; "Susan Cooke Kittredge" interview with Cooke's daughter; "The rink" Charlie Chaplin's eight film (1916); "For the first time" documentary film by Octavio Cortazar (1967); "Chaplin today: Modern times" documentary by Philippe Truffault (2003). Booklet: "Exit the Tramp" by Saul Austerlitz; "Chaplin sees the world" by Lisa Stein.

Stan Getz Library (150 Mass. Ave.) - Annex

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Call Number: DVD 4215-4216
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