PlayTime 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray presents Jacques Tati’s towering comedic masterpiece, a visionary satire of modernity told through meticulous choreography and near-silent invention. In this dazzling widescreen spectacle, Tati’s beloved Monsieur Hulot drifts through an ultra-modern Paris of glass, steel, and impersonal efficiency, joining tourists and office workers as they stumble through an increasingly absurd technological maze. Filled with sight gags in every corner of its massive frame, PlayTime stands as Tati’s most ambitious creation—a playful yet piercing portrait of a world losing itself in progress.

Film Info
France
1967
123 minutes
Color
1.78:1
English, German, French
Spine #112

PlayTime [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] w/o slip

Name: PlayTime [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray] w/o slip
Brand: Criterion Collection
Price: 52.99 CAD
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4K UHD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• 4K digital restoration, with 3.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the special features
• Introduction by actor and comedian Terry Jones
• Three selected-scene commentaries, by film historian Philip Kemp, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and Jacques Tati expert Stéphane Goudet
• Like Home, a visual essay by Goudet
• “Tativille,” a 1967 television program featuring an interview with Tati from the set of PlayTime
• Beyond “PlayTime,” a short documentary featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the production
• Interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
• Audio interview with Tati from the U.S. debut of PlayTime at the 1972 San Francisco International Film Festival
• Tati Story, a short film by Goudet on the life and career of Tati
• “Monsieur Hulot’s Work,” a 1976 television program about Tati’s beloved character
• Cours du soir (1967), a short film written by and starring Tati
• Alternate English-language soundtrack
• PLUS: An essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum

Cover based on an original poster by René Ferracci
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