PlayTime (1967)
PlayTime (1967)
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Where to Watch.
Currently PlayTime is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jacques Tati
Monsieur Hulot
Barbara Dennek
Barbara, la touriste américaine
Rita Maiden
La compagne de M. Schultz
France Rumilly
La vendeuse de lunettes
France Delahalle
Une cliente dans le grand magasin
Valérie Camille
La secrétaire de M. Lacs
Erika Dentzler
Mme Giffard
Nicole Ray
La chanteuse
Yvette Ducreux
La demoiselle du vestiaire
Jacqueline Lecomte
Young Tourist's Friend
Nathalie Jem
Une cliente du Royal Garden
Jacques Lagrange
Writer
Art Buchwald
Writer
Bernard Maurice
Producer
Laure Paillette
Lamp Woman #1
Colette Proust
Lamp Woman #2
Francis Lemarque
Composer
Jean Badal
Cinematographer
Andréas Winding
Cinematographer
Gérard Pollicand
Editor
Eugène Roman
ProductionDesigner
Billy Kearns
Mr. Schulz, the American businessman
Tony Andal
Tony, Restaurant's Doorman
Yves Barsacq
Hulot's Friend
André Fouché
Restaurant Manager
Georges Montant
Mr. Giffard
Georges Faye
Architect
John Abbey
Mr. Lacs
Reinhard Kolldehoff
German Businessman (as Reinhart Kolldehoff)
Michel Francini
1st Maitre D'
Grégoire Katz
German Salesman
Jack Gauthier
The Guide
Henri Piccoli
An Important Gentleman
Léon Doyen
Old Doorman
Marc Monjou
False Hulot with beard
Jacques Cottin
Costume Design
Maurice Laumain
Sound Designer
Billy Bourbon
Bob Harley
Olivia Poli
Alice Field
Luce Bonifassy
Ketty France
Eliane Firmin-Didot
Gilbert Reeb
François Viaur
Douglas Read
Jacques Chauveau
Evy Cavallaro
Sophie Wennek
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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). However, Tati grew ambivalent towards playing Hulot as a recurring central role during production; he appears intermittently in Playtime, alternating between central and supporting roles.
Shot on 70 mm, the work is notable for its enormous set, which Tati had built specially for the film, as well as Tati's trademark use of subtle yet complex visual comedy supported by creative sound effects; dialogue is frequently reduced to the level of background noise.
Playtime is considered Tati's masterpiece and his most daring work. In 2022, Playtime was 23rd on the British Film Institute's critics' list and 41st in their directors' list of "Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time". The film was a financial failure upon release but is now widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time.