88 mins |
Rated
G
Starring Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Chester Conklin, Tiny Sandford
Charlie Chaplin Season at The Vic:
The Timeless Genius is Back on the Big Screen!
Charlie Chaplin's unique film style of slapstick comedy and drama with his unforgettable Character of The Tramp continues to enchant and entertain 100 years on. To mark the 100th release anniversary of Chaplin’s first full-length film The Kid (1921), The Vic is screening 6 Chaplin films over the coming months – experience these classics on the big screen!
Modern Times (1936)
Subjected to the infernal production rate of the factory, a model worker suddenly has a nervous breakdown and goes mad. From hospital, to prison, to unemployment, the Little Tramp gets caught up in the sprockets and cogs of modern industrialization. That is, until he comes across a beautiful orphaned gamine, whom he helps escape from the police.
How to break free from the constraints of modern life? Chaplin provides a critical look at productivity in the early 20th century… and well beyond!
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Charlie Chaplin Season at The Vic:
The Timeless Genius is Back on the Big Screen!
Charlie Chaplin's unique film style of slapstick comedy and drama with his unforgettable Character of The Tramp continues to enchant and entertain 100 years on. To mark the 100th release anniversary of Chaplin’s first full-length film The Kid (1921), The Vic is screening 6 Chaplin films over the coming months – experience these classics on the big screen!
Modern Times (1936)
Subjected to the infernal production rate of the factory, a model worker suddenly has a nervous breakdown and goes mad. From hospital, to prison, to unemployment, the Little Tramp gets caught up in the sprockets and cogs of modern industrialization. That is, until he comes across a beautiful orphaned gamine, whom he helps escape from the police.
How to break free from the constraints of modern life? Chaplin provides a critical look at productivity in the early 20th century… and well beyond!