ARTE is streaming a documentary on the making of Chaplin’s Modern Times. Chaplin’s Modern Times, The End of Silent Film is available until the end of November on Arte.tv with English subtitles, or on YouTube.

Directed by Grégory Munro and co-produced by Temps Noir and ARTE, it delves into the transition from silent to sound cinema, focusing on Modern Times. In 1936, nearly a decade after the advent of the talkies, Chaplin boldly defied the trend by releasing a film that emphasized minimal speech, instead relying on physical performance and inventive sound design.