In Modern Times, Charlie Chaplin sends his most famous character, his alter ego, on a great journey across the screen one last time: the Tramp. With a razor-sharp moustache, hopelessly out-of-position feet, big eyes and a big heart. As a guinea pig, a plaything of the powers that be in an industrialised, mechanised, dehumanised world. We see him at demonstrations, on roller skates, in various professions and, in one of the most iconic scenes in film history, in a factory of giant cogwheels. And we hear the Tramp – in his last film – for the first time. In 1936, the cinema public heard Charlie Chaplin’s voice for the first time, singing a wonderful nonsense song in a restaurant in this strange hybrid of silent and sound film. Modern Times is not only a profound search for happiness and a cinematic masterpiece, but also an acoustic treat. The score, composed by Chaplin himself, brings the film to life in our mind’s eye once we have seen it. And to make this happiness possible for as many people as possible, we are playing Charlie Chaplin’s masterpiece at the Telekom Forum, conducted by Frank Strobel, one of the most important silent film specialists of our time.

Modern Times

Telekom Forum

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Aidan McCoy Peterson, Trumpet

The Juilliard School

Ring in the New Year on January 14 with your Santa Fe Symphony Orchestra and Grammy®-nominated violinist Philippe Quint in Charlie Chaplin’s Smile. This incredible program presents a multimedia tribute honoring the iconic Charlie Chaplin’s musical legacy. Quint made his debut on Warner Classics with the release of his album “Chaplin’s Smile”. Combining clips from classic Chaplin films with live music, this event is not to be missed!

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