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SLAM Cinema—PlayTime (1967)
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. The film is in French, English, and German with English subtitles. Not rated. 2 hours, 35 minutes.
About the film
Jacques Tati directed, cowrote, and starred in this 1967 satirical comedy film. The costly production was on an enormous set using 70 mm film. The expense contributed to the film being a box-office failure, but it has later been considered by many critics and film historians to be one of the greatest films ever made. The movie-review site Metacritic assigned PlayTime a score of 99 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating “universal acclaim.”
Ticket information
Tickets for this program may be reserved in person at the Museum’s welcome desks or through MetroTix. All tickets reserved through MetroTix incur a service charge; the service charge is waived for tickets reserved at the Museum.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.
