Title:
Play time
Uniform Title:
Playtime (Motion picture)
ISBN:
9781604651058
Edition:
Special ed., Blu-ray ed.
Publication Information:
New York, N.Y. : Criterion Collection, 2009
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Series:
General Note:
Videodisc release of the 1967 motion picture.
Special features: Restored high-definition transfer with uncompressed stereo soundtrack ; video introduction by writer, director, and performer Terry Jones ; selected scene audio commentary by film historian Philip Kemp ; "Au-delà de 'Playtime'", a short documentary featuring archival behind-the-scenes footage from the set ; "Tati Story", a short biographical film about Tati ; "Jacques Tati in Monsieur Hulot's work", a 1976 BBC Omnibus program featuring Tati ; Rare audio interview with Tati from the U.S. debut of Playtime at the 1972 San Francisco International Film Festival ; video interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot ; "Cours du soir", a 1967 short film written by and starring Tati ; alternate international soundtrack ; optional English subtitle translation ; essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
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More Information:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062136
Summary:
Modern Paris, a city of glass, steel, and the encroaching age of technology. Amidst the babble of tourists, the endearingly clumsy Monsieur Hulot tries to reconcile the old-fashioned ways with the confusing new ways. Includes commentary, documentary, essay, featurettes, and more.
System Details:
BLU-RAY; REGION A, ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1:85:1) ASPECT RATIO, UNCOMPRESSED 2.0 STEREO SOUND (FRENCH), DUAL LAYER (50 GB), REQUIRES BLU-RAY PLAYER, 1080P.
Language Note:
IN FRENCH DIALOGUE; WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
