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Jacques Tati's spectacular cinematic art reached its peak in the gargantuan achievement of this film, PLAYTIME. Marking the third appearance of Tati's Mr. Magoo-like character, Mr. Hulot, PLAYTIME takes as its subject modern technology and its sometimes disastrous and always hilarious effects on the people living within it. As in most Tati films, a minimal plot (the parallel paths of Hulot and a group of American tourists), is held together by a seamless ballet of visual, aural, and conceptual gags. Tati constructed an enormous set, Tativille, rendering a high modern contemporary Paris decked in chrome, mirrors, and glass within which the surreal slapstick of PLAYTIME unfolds. Filmed in 70mm Technicolor, with sound recorded on a seven-channel stereo, the film approaches the city from a bird's eye perspective showing the complex yet abstract machinations of people and their technologies, with each character linked to the other and the whole ensemble dependant on the giant grid of the modern city. Objects, people, and sounds vie for the viewer's attention and all exert equal fascination and comedic power in the circus of Tati's modern life. From the airport to the high rise to the nightclub, Hulot weaves in and out of view, leaving a trail of bumped heads, offended sensibilities and curious glances in his wake.Product Identifiers
UPC0037429155820
eBay Product ID (ePID)3364314
Product Key Features
ActorBarbara Dennek
RatingNR
Movie/TV TitlePlaytime
DirectorJacques Tati, Jacques Tatischeff
FormatDVD
Release Year2001
GenreForeign Language
Sub-GenreFrench
Additional Product Features
Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
Leading RoleBarbara Dennek
Release Date20010522
Film CountryFrance
