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Playtime (stylized as PlayTime and also written as Play Time) is a 1967 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. In the film, Tati again plays Monsieur Hulot, the popular character who had central roles in his earlier films Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) and Mon Oncle (1958).
Playtime is a movie where you laugh along with the characters, as Jacques Tati and the writers provide an engaging, comedic, and above all, universally human plot.
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Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PlayTime.
Jun 27, 1973 · Playtime: Directed by Jacques Tati. With Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden, France Rumilly. Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris, paralleling a trip with a group of American tourists. Meanwhile, a nightclub/restaurant prepares its opening night, but it's still under construction.
Aug 29, 2004 · A magical mystery tour de force. Jacques Tati's "Playtime" (1967) is a world of plate glass and steel, endless corridors, work stations, elevators and escaltors -- and Mr. Hulot (Tati), in his signature short pants, raincoat, hat and umbrella, who is seemingly on display behind glass walls in a modern office building.
Playtime. Jacques Tati's gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of technology reached their peak with PlayTime. For this epic achievement, Tati again thrust the loveably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot into a modern world.
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost.
