Playtime Film Review: Jacques Tati 1967 - FILMS N THAT

This time on Films N That we take a look at Jacques Tati’s 1967 comedy, Playtime. This almost silent comedy is an exercise in deep focus, where every element of the frame is used to create a bustling world of humour and satire.
Monsieur Hulot visits a hyper modern Paris for a business meeting that he struggles to reach. Baffled by the technology and facing a world that is increasingly homogenous, Hulot finds humanity in the silliest of things to prove that you can have fun in a sterile corporate environment.
Money restrains and poor box office figures caused Playtime to nearly destroy Tati’s career, but the film remains one of his best and most thought provoking works, while also managing to be a fantastic example of visual comedy.
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[@jeffsummstl]

One of my favorite parts is at the restaurant, where every time a waiter tears something, they exchange it with the waiter outside, who is just standing outside by himself, wearing torn everything.

[@FilmsnThat]

It's a great gag! More so because it takes a while to fully play out. We don't tend to see that so much anymore, jokes in films tend to be over quickly like they've lost confidence in it.

[@johan8742]

Thank you for the film review it was both informative and hearing your opinions were interesting. My favourite part of the movie was the restaurant scene in the end, especially after the ceiling broke, which I thought illustrated how this perfect orderly world finally come to explode in a chaos that had been lurking the whole movie. After that everyone enjoyed themselves. This can teach us that spontaneity can be a cure to the (sometimes) mundane modern world, that is something I will try to add to my own life. My favourite joke has to be when the drunk guy at the restaurant ask for directions and thinks that the pillar is the map or perhaps when the american happily declares the chef to be napoleon :)

[@jameswilkinson5323]

The first time I saw this movie was earlier today with no subtitles. It is still great visually if you don't understand a bit of the dialogue.

[@diegolunkes2062]

For a second there, I thought you guys were John and Hank Green. Oh, and btw, great video.

[@internetanel9174]

My favorite part is the constant seasoning of the food!!!

[@andreyisakov9663]

I liked all the architectural gags (although I don't hate modernist architecture) but the second half was quite overwhelming.

[@FilmsnThat]

Yes me too, the first half is definitely my favourite bit. I think it had the most to say as well.

[@matthewjury4385]

I loved the fondue pot “turnstile”

[@dappsull]

He did 'Trafic' as his last one en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafic

[@echenexcetera5702]

Monsieur Hulot is the original boomer

[@juliussw9153]

at first it establishes modernity and its ideals - although through a satirical lense. then modernity climaxes and its mindless consumerist reality is exposed. at last, it falls apart and we see postmodernity rise in its ashes.

[@brianhueber3683]

The film didn’t do great. It bankrupted Tati, if I understood correctly