France / Italy,
1967, 113 min
(Special edition: 155 min)
Directed by:
Jacques TatiScreenplay:
Jacques TatiComposer:
Francis LemarqueCast:
Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden, Yves Barsacq, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Billy Kearns, Alice Field, Laure Paillette, Gilbert Reeb, Michel Francini (more)Plots(1)
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. (Madman Entertainment)
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