PlayTime Movie (1967): Where to watch and stream online

PlayTime

1967, Movie, 1h 55min

Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PLAYTIME. For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the lovably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a baffling modern world, this time Paris. With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness, PLAYTIME is a lasting record of a modern era tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion.

Country: Italy,France

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Reviews

Kasper Løvborg

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Hypnotic and one of a kind. Sort of perfect.

5 years ago

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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Playtime is wonderfully controlled and contrived, with deep-focus scenes of surreality that must surely have inspired Roy Andersson.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Roger Ebert

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...is one of a kind, complete in itself, a species already extinct at the moment of its birth.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic David Parkinson

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...this lament at the onset of modernity becomes ever more poignant with time, as more of its dire warnings materialise.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Kenneth Mcneil

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...stadig en sand ener.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Michael Thomsen

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Teknisk og visuelt en af de mest imponerende film nogensinde, fans a Wes Andersons film kan se hvor han har lært en stor del af sine tricks. Det skal dog også siges at filmen, med en længde over 2 timer, er noget udmattende.

2 years ago

Frequently asked questions

What is PlayTime about? Toggle content

"Playtime" is a comedy set in a futuristic Paris, where a young American tourist and a befuddled Frenchman repeatedly cross paths over the course of a day. The film is a commentary on modernity, technology, and consumerism through a series of six linked sequences. Tati employs slapstick humor, minimal dialogue & utilizes non-professional actors to highlight the sterility & uniformity of modern life.

Where can I stream PlayTime? Toggle content

You can stream PlayTime on: Mubi

What movies are similar to PlayTime? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as PlayTime include The Odd Couple, Heavens Above!, The Producers, Lions Love, Casino Royale, Buscando a Mónica.