Playtime

2h 35m • Comedy • 1967

AroView: Jacques Tati’s satirical vision of modern city life and brutalist architecture is his magnum opus. His alter-ego Mr. Hulot goes about his third adventure through an imaginative, lavishly constructed set of glass and steel, to be later known as ‘Tativille’. Shot in crisp 70mm film, many of the sight gags happen in the distant background.