Modern Times

1936. USA. Produced, directed, written, and music composed by Charles Chaplin. With Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Henry Bergman, Chester Conklin. Chaplin's farewell to the Tramp and to silent film itself, Modern Times satirizes the insanity and insensitivity of contemporary capitalism, resulting in possibly the funniest movie ever made and one of the twentieth century's most prescient, poignant, and lasting social documents. 89 min.