Playtime Review by Maria A.
"Playtime" (1967) is a comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. Despite being one of the most expensive films in French history, it was only released in 2002 due to financial failure at its time. This film is very unique in its absence of a plot and main characters. Instead, there is a show of different simultaneous incidents. The viewer observes the lives of the people of "Tativille" as a whole, seeing how baffled they are by modern technologies in a city of sterile and monotonous architecture. The story behind “Playtime” moves back and forth between Monsieur Hulot and Barbara, an American in Paris. At the beginning Hulot is seen at a business center looking for the manager regarding a job position, however gets lost in the labyrinth of glass doors and walls in the building. We then see Hulot, Barbara, and other tourists at the trade exhibition, marveling at the latest gadgets. In the evening, there is a chaotic string of events at the most “fashionable" night ...