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Playtime (DVD, 2006, 2-Disc Set)

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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.

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UPC0715515020022

eBay Product ID (ePID)54312643

Product Key Features

ActorBarbara Dennek

Edition2-Disc Set

RatingNR

Movie/TV TitlePlaytime

DirectorJacques Tati, Jacques Tatischeff

FormatDVD

Release Year2006

GenreForeign Language

Sub-GenreFrench

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs2

Country/Region of ManufactureFrance

Display Format2-Disc Set

Leading RoleBarbara Dennek

Film CountryFrance

Release Date20060905

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by jandcnm8
Jun 06, 2020
Entertaining for the first few minutes only, then zzzzzzzzzzz.
The thrust of the movie is made clear in the first dozen minutes, then it just keeps repeating that thrust, over and over, only in different settings... all agonizingly bland. For the limited audience of oddball films.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by 40rod
Feb 08, 2023
Good, but not great.
Good, but not as good as the first two.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned