Modern Times (1936) - Charlie Chaplin
Framed photo of "Modern Times 1936 - Charlie Chaplin" — Black-and-white fine art print on Fine Art paper Fine Art 70x50 cm
- ✓ Solid wood frame: 75 × 55 × 2 cm | 3 mm glass
- ✓ Limited edition of 30 numbered and signed pieces (Certificate of Authenticity + Hologram)
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Modern Times - The Fordist Factory That Revolutionized Silent Cinema
Filmed at Charlie Chaplin’s studios in Hollywood, this iconic scene of Charlie Chaplin caught in the gears of an industrial machine was inspired by the filmmaker’s visit to a Ford factory in Detroit. The director invested $1.5 million of his own fortune in this daring project, creating one of the most parodied sequences in the history of cinema, featuring the Tramp as a worker dehumanized by mechanization.
The last silent film of the sound era, *Modern Times* grossed $5 million at the global box office despite conservative criticism. The film marked the artistic peak of Chaplin’s career before his exile, cementing his status as a universal icon in the face of the rapid industrialization of the 1930s. The soundtrack, composed by Chaplin himself, accompanies this dance of death between man and machine.
Experience the moment when Chaplin transformed social commentary into a timeless visual masterpiece.
