Modern Times
“He stands alone as the greatest entertainer of modern times! No one on earth can make you laugh as heartily or touch your heart as deeply...the whole world laughs, cries and thrills to his priceless genius!”
ComedyDramaRomance
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
VIBE
A delightful, often hilarious, yet deeply poignant journey through the absurdities of the industrial age. It feels like a masterclass in physical comedy, underscored by a tender human spirit striving for connection and dignity amidst relentless societal pressures, all wrapped in a timeless, charming aesthetic.
comedicpoignantsatiricalcharmingresilientpropulsiveclassic slapstickblack-and-white aestheticsocial commentaryvisual storytellingindustrializationclass strugglehuman resiliencesocietal alienationthe pursuit of happiness
factoryambulanceinventionmental breakdowntrampgreat depressionindustrial revolutionslapstick comedyautomationjailhospitalblack and whitemachinepardonsilent filmunemploymentscrewdriverpolice arrest
