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Summer Classics Seminar: Modern Times

Presented by Bryn Mawr Film Institute at Bryn Mawr Film Institute

July 6, 2011

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Have you wanted to take a film class at Bryn Mawr Film Institute but couldn’t commit to multiple sessions? Are you interested in learning more about a particular classic film? Do you want an entertaining, engaging, and comfortable way to spend a hot summer evening? If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, then Summer Classics Seminars are for you. Each stand-alone class is built around a different classic film. Just like BMFI's regular courses, each class will offer students a reading about the film, an introductory lecture before the film and a guided discussion after the film. In addition, your ticket to see the film on the big screen, as well as popcorn and a drink, are included.

Andrew J. Douglas, Ph.D. will lead this Summer Classics Seminar about Modern Times. One of Charlie Chaplin’s masterpieces, this 1936 satire is a direct assault on the modern age. Chaplin plays a factory worker who goes crazy from his repetitious job and its demand for ever greater speed. This was the last of Chaplin’s silent films, made well after the advent of sound, and it features Chaplin’s own musical score and sound effects. The film will be shown in the theater. This seminar is sponsored in honor of philosopher, educator, author, and filmmaker Jose Ferrater-Mora.