Playtime

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Playtime is a 1967 French comedy film by Jacques Tati, celebrated for its intricate visual gags, minimal dialogue, and satirical portrayal of modern urban life.

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Playtime canonical 8

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instanceOf French film ⓘ
film ⓘ
character Monsieur Hulot ⓘ
cinematographyBy Andréas Winding ⓘ
Jean Badal ⓘ
colorProcess Eastmancolor ⓘ
considered one of the greatest films of all time ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
criticalReception acclaimed ⓘ
director Jacques Tati ⓘ
distributor Specta Films ⓘ
editedBy Gérard Pollicand ⓘ
featuresCharacter Monsieur Hulot ⓘ
followsInSeries Mon Oncle ⓘ
format 70 mm film ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
satire ⓘ
slapstick ⓘ
hasNotableFeature ensemble cast with overlapping actions ⓘ
intricate visual gags ⓘ
large-scale modernist sets ⓘ
minimal dialogue ⓘ
satirical portrayal of modern urban life ⓘ
musicBy Francis Lemarque ⓘ
notableFor complex choreography of movement in wide shots ⓘ
dense background action ⓘ
limited close-ups ⓘ
minimal use of conventional plot ⓘ
use of long takes ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
originalTitle Playtime ⓘ
partOfFilmographyOf Jacques Tati ⓘ
portrays bureaucracy ⓘ
consumer culture ⓘ
modern urban life ⓘ
technological modernity ⓘ
precedesInSeries Trafic ⓘ
producer Jacques Tati ⓘ
productionCompany Les Films de Mon Oncle ⓘ
Specta Films ⓘ
releaseYear 1967 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 124 ⓘ
setting modernist Paris ⓘ
starring Barbara Dennek ⓘ
France Rumilly ⓘ
Jacques Tati ⓘ
Rita Maiden ⓘ
title Playtime ⓘ
writer Jacques Tati ⓘ

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Jacques Tati → notableWork → Playtime ⓘ
French cinema → notableFilm → Playtime ⓘ
Mon Oncle → followedBy → Playtime ⓘ
Playtime → title → Playtime ⓘ
Playtime → originalTitle → Playtime ⓘ
Trafic → precededBy → Playtime ⓘ