Following Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, Playtime (1967) offers a view into a baffling modern world.
Setting out to meet a business contact, we move through a satirical world of modern architecture, and observe the fleeting interactions between strangers and the way people move through public spaces.
A critique of technology and modernity, navigating endless corridors as an office block of glass and steel becomes a corporate labyrinth, portraying the dehumanising effects of technology and design on modern life.
Director Jacques Tati’s 1967 feature is one of the most ambitious films ever made. This monumental achievement packs every scene with slapstick and endless visual ingenuity, that both celebrates and satirises the urbanisation of modern life.
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