Playtime
(DVD)

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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2014].
ISBN
9781604659054, 160465905X, 9781604659139, 1604659130
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Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - AdultDVD PLAYTIMEChecked out
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Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2014].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
French
ISBN
9781604659054, 160465905X, 9781604659139, 1604659130
UPC
715515128414

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.
General Note
Special features: New 4K digital restoration; introduction by actor and comedian Terry Jones; Three selected-scene commentaries, by film historian Philip Kemp, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and Jacques Tati expert Stéphane Goudet; Like home, a 2013 visual essay on Play time by Goudet; "Tativille, " a 1967 episode of the British television program Tempo international, featuring an interview with Tati from the set of Play time; Beyond "Play time, " a short 2002 documentary featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the production; Interview from 2006 with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot; Audio interview with Tati from the U.S. debut of Play time at the 1972 San Francisco Film Festival; Alternate English-language soundtrack; New English subtitle translation.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Jean Badal, Andréas Winding; music, Francis Lemarque, James Campbell; editor, Gérard Pollicand.
Participants/Performers
Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Georges Montant, France Rumilly, Reinhart Kolldehoff.
Description
A nearly wordless comedy about confusion in an age of high technology.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 3.3 surround.
Language
French dialogue; English subtitles.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tati, J., Dennek, B., Montant, G., & Rumilly, F. (2014). Playtime (DVD edition.). The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jacques, Tati et al.. 2014. Playtime. [United States]: The Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Jacques, Tati et al.. Playtime [United States]: The Criterion Collection, 2014.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Tati, J., Dennek, B., Montant, G. and Rumilly, F. (2014). Playtime. DVD edn. [United States]: The Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tati, Jacques,, Barbara Dennek, Georges Montant, and France Rumilly. Playtime DVD edition., The Criterion Collection, 2014.

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