Playtime
1967 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 7.7 · 99% critics
A bumbling visitor wanders through a sleek, gadget-filled version of Paris while trying to keep an appointment, repeatedly crossing paths with a group of American tourists. The day turns into a series of observant, lightly chaotic encounters that build toward a crowded restaurant night where small mishaps ripple into bigger, funnier disruptions.
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Details
- Original title
- PlayTime
- Years
- 1967
- Release date
- 1967-12-13
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 99/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (672 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy patient, mostly dialogue-light comedy built from observation and escalating public chaos, especially the extended restaurant sequence; Not for you if you need a clear story, fast pacing, or constant laughs like Jour de Fête.
Pros: joyful, life-affirming humor; packed background details; inventive modern-life satire | Cons: slow early stretch; thin plot and arcs; can feel overwhelming
Themes
- paris, france
- modernity
- restaurant
- modern society
- glass
- american tourist
- steel
- satirical
- hilarious
Cast & crew
Jacques Tati
as Monsieur Hulot
Barbara Dennek
as Young Tourist
Rita Maiden
as Mr. Schultz's Companion
France Rumilly
as Woman Selling Eyeglasses
France Delahalle
as Shopper in Department Store
- VC
Valérie Camille
as Mr. Lacs's Secretary
- ED
Erika Dentzler
as Mme. Giffard
- NR
Nicole Ray
as Singer
- YD
Yvette Ducreux
as Hat Check Girl
- NJ
Nathalie Jem
as Customer of the Royal Garden
Directed by Jacques Tati