Museum of Techno Art Film Night: Charlie Chaplin's "Modern Times" (Eugene)

On Friday, August 22nd at 7pm, the Museum of Techno Art presents: "Modern Times", Charlie Chaplin's 1936 masterpiece about the modern, industrialized world and it's effect on workers. Modern Times is perhaps more meaningful now than at any time since its first release. The twentieth-century theme of the film, farsighted for its time—the struggle to eschew alienation and preserve humanity in a modern, mechanized world—profoundly reflects issues facing the twenty-first century. The Tramp's travails in Modern Times and the comedic mayhem that ensues should provide strength and comfort to all who feel like helpless cogs in a world beyond control. Through its universal themes and comic inventiveness, Modern Times remains one of Chaplin's greatest and most enduring works. - Jeffrey Vance, Chaplin biographer Show is free! Donations are welcome.