Author: Jacques Tati

Brand: The Criterion Collection

Features:

• Criterion Collection

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 10-02-2026

Details: Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PlayTime. For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the lovably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a baffling modern world, this time Paris. With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness, PlayTime is a lasting record of a modern era tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion. TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES • 4K digital restoration, with 3.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack • 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 visual essay by Goudet • “Tativille,” a 1967 television program featuring an interview with Tati from the set of PlayTime • Beyond “PlayTime,” a short documentary featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the production • Interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot • Audio interview with Tati from the U.S. debut of PlayTime at the 1972 San Francisco International Film Festival • Tati Story, a short film by Goudet on the life and career of Tati • “Monsieur Hulot’s Work,” a 1976 television program about Tati’s beloved character • Cours du soir (1967), a short film written by and starring Tati • Alternate English-language soundtrack • PLUS: An essay by critic Jonathan Rosenbaum

UPC: 715515329712

EAN: 0715515329712

Languages: French

Binding: blu_ray

Item Condition: New