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PlayTime(Movie, 1967)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 55min | Genre: Comedy
PlayTimeRating: 3.9/5 (with 230230 votes)
Playtime (stylized as PlayTime and also written as Play Time) is a 1967 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. In the film, Tati again plays Monsieur Hulot, the popular character who had central roles in his earlier films Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) and Mon Oncle (1958). However, Tati grew ambivalent towards playing Hulot as a recurring central role during production; he appears intermittently in Playtime, alternating between central and supporting roles. Shot on 70 mm, the work is notable for its enormous set, which Tati had built specially for the film, as well as Tati's trademark use of subtle yet complex visual comedy supported by creative sound effects; dialogue is frequently reduced to the level of background noise. Playtime is considered Tati's masterpiece and his most daring work. In 2022, Playtime was 23rd on the British Film Institute's critics' list and 41st in their directors' list of "Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time". The film was a financial failure upon release but is now widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. ()
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Movie poster of PlayTime

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"PlayTime" is currently available on 2 providers. PlayTime can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German, French
Duration: 1h 58min
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Duration: 1h 59min
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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, French
Duration: 1h 58min
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Duration: 1h 59min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

About PlayTime

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.

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Trailer for PlayTime + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer(Trailer, 1:32)

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Trailer (Trailer) | Trailers From Hell (Featurette) | Behind The Scenes (Featurette) | Trailer Tatis herrliche Zeiten (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production countries: France, Italy
Plays in: Paris
Original language: French (FR)
Spoken languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR)
Translated into 22 languages: Catalan (CA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/14/1968 (World premiere: 12/16/1967)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Време за развлечение"
"Playtime - Tempo de Diversão"
"Playtime – Tatis herrliche Zeiten"
"Play Time"
"Play time - Tempo di divertimento"
"プレイタイム"
"플레이 타임"
"플레이타임"
"Play Time - Vida Moderna"
"Время развлечений"

5 movies in the Collection

1953 Monsieur Hulot's Holiday ("Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot")
1958 Mon Oncle ("Mon oncle")
1967 PlayTime
1971 Trafic

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Other movies with this title: PlayTime (FR, 1961), PlayTime (GB, 2013), PlayTime (2019), PlayTime (IT, 2021), PlayTime (US, 2023)

WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:18507, Added: 02/22/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024