Modern Times

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 7:30 pm
Film Independent at LACMA
1936/b&w/87 min./silent with musical accompaniment
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Scr/dir: Charlie Chaplin, w/ Charlie Chaplin, Paulette Goddard.

Is there a better time to show a restored print of Charlie Chaplin 1936’s hilarious and potent commentary on the swing of labor conditions? Set during the Great Depression, in Times Chaplin’s Little Tramp battles for his survival in an ingeniously conceived series of tableaux that display the comedian’s ability to make audiences laugh and sigh.  Also, a screening of the Chaplin 1922 short Pay Day, one of the most ferocious test of his physical wit and aplomb.

Bing Theater | FAQs

$10 for the general public, $7 for LACMA members, seniors (62+) and students with valid ID. | Tickets available Thursday, September 22 at 9 am | Call 323 857-6010 or purchase online.

$5 for Film Independent, LACMA Film Club, and New York Times Film Club Members | Pre-sale tickets available Thursday, September 15 at 5 pm | Call 323 857-6010 or purchase online | Members of these groups will be required to show proof of membership when retrieving their tickets the day of the event.

Preceded by Pay Day (1922/b&w/22 min./silent with musical accompaniment).

Special guest: actor/writer/director Josh Radnor (How I Met Your Mother, Happythankyoumoreplease)