Playtime (1967)★ 8.0/10

Out of Jacques Tati's "Mr. Hulot" trilogy, this one is definitely the best. As I watched this film, I couldn't stop thinking about how beautiful it was. Even the steel and concrete city looks uniquely amazing through Tati's lens. And the film is jam-packed with all kinds of characters and scenes, like a visual smorgasbord. It really shows off the director's skills and unique way of seeing things.

This work is like a silent play. It makes me feel small and lonely in this huge world of concrete and steel. It also shows how crazy and pointless life can be, with everything highly systemized and mechanical. The offices feel dead, but the nightclubs are another story of chaos and mistakes. It's all so funny and weird, but it also makes you think. And our Monsieur Hulot? He is just going wherever life takes him in this crazy world.

Jacques Tati really nails the clever use of glass and space in this film. The restaurant scenes are just so captivating, and he's a total genius with mise-en-scene and camera angles. Plus, those little details poke fun at those minimalist modern designs that are actually really inconvenient. The story moves quickly, as everything happens within just two days, but he still manages to fit in romance, chaos, and intrigue.

The film nails the art of critiquing modern society. It's like playing with Lego, where real materials are used to construct a seemingly sophisticated space that actually ignores the true essence of modern society. Then, you fill it with a bunch of people, everyone with a kind of stupidity different from the rest. Finally, a gentle nudge here and there to get all the characters to live their lives in a fake space completely detached from reality. This way, one can confidently step back and complete the parody from an all-knowing perspective – isn't this funny?

This movie is absolutely incredible, a perfect score doesn't even cover it. The first ten minutes alone left me completely bedazzled. The film skillfully utilized visual democracy and the critique of modernity is at its peak. In my opinion, "Mon Oncle" doesn't even come close to this film. The director effectively manipulated space and sound, surpassing 99.99% of comedies. The extensive restaurant scene at the end truly puts the director's skill to the test; most people couldn't pull it off, but Tati definitely nailed it. This film is worth watching at least twenty more times!

This is Jacques Tati's masterpiece, and I still find it remarkably ahead of its time even upon rewatching it. The blue-gray color scheme of the cold steel and glass maze, the clever use of glass reflections, and the incredible ensemble cast and mise-en-scène — all captured on 70mm film — make it rich in detail and worth revisiting. The dry humor is abundant, and the latter half is especially well-crafted, like the carousel of cars. Definitely a must-watch.

Da trilogia Sr. Hulot de Jacques Tati, esta é definitivamente a melhor. Enquanto assistia a esse filme, não conseguia parar de pensar em como ele era lindo. Até a cidade de aço e concreto parece surpreendente através das lentes de Tati. E o filme está repleto de todos os tipos de personagens e cenas, como uma miscelânea visual. Realmente mostra as habilidades do diretor e sua maneira única de ver as coisas.

Este trabalho é como uma peça silenciosa. Ele sentir eu me pequeno e solitário neste enorme mundo de concreto e aço. Também mostra como a vida pode ser louca e sem sentido, com tudo altamente sistematizado e mecânico. Os escritórios parecem mortos, mas as casas noturnas são outra história de caos e erros. É tudo tão engraçado e estranho, mas também faz você pensar. E o nosso senhor Hulot? Ele está indo aonde a vida o leva neste mundo louco.

Jacques Tati realmente acerta em cheio no uso inteligente do vidro e do espaço neste filme. As cenas do restaurante são tão cativantes, e ele é um gênio total com mise-en-scène e ângulos de câmera. Além disso, esses pequenos detalhes zombam dos designs minimalistas e modernos que são realmente inconvenientes. A história avança com rapidez, pois tudo acontece em apenas dois dias, mas ele ainda consegue encaixar romance, caos e intriga.

De toda la trilogía del "Sr. Hulot" de Jacques Tati, esta definitivamente es la mejor. A medida que veía esta película, no podía dejar de pensar en lo hermosa que era. Incluso la ciudad de cemento y acero se ve singularmente increíble a través del lente de Tati. Y la película está repleta de todo tipo de personajes y escenas, como un banquete visual. Realmente demuestra las habilidades y la forma única de ver las cosas del director.

Esta película es como una obra muda. Me hizo sentir pequeña y solitaria en este gran mundo de hormigón y acero. También muestra lo loca e insustancial que puede ser la vida, con todo extremadamente sistematizado y mecánico. Las oficinas parecen muertas, pero los clubes nocturnos son otra historia de caos y errores. Todo es muy divertido y extraño, pero también te hace reflexionar. ¿Y nuestro Sr. Hulot? Él simplemente va a donde lo lleve la vida en este alocado mundo.

Jacques Tati perfecciona el ingenioso uso del vidrio y el espacio en esta película. Las escenas del restaurante son muy cautivantes y él es un genio por la forma en la que usa los ángulos de la cámara y las puestas en escena. Además, esos pequeños detalles se burlan de los diseños modernos minimalistas que en realidad son muy inconvenientes. La historia tiene un ritmo rápido, ya que todo sucede en dos días, pero Tati igualmente logra incluir el amor, el caos y la intriga.