Review of Modern Times (1936) by Mark Van Doren for The Nation — 18 Jan 2013
The film as a whole means no more than Charlie Chaplin means. Nobody has ever been able to say what that is, but by the present showing it is something quite timeless and priceless, and more human than the best of alien words lugged in for definition.
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This review of Modern Times (1936) was written by Mark Van Doren and published by The Nation on 18 Jan 2013.
Modern Times has generally received very positive reviews.
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