This time on Films N That we take a look at Jacques Tati’s 1967 comedy, Playtime. This almost silent comedy is an exercise in deep focus, where every element of the frame is used to create a bustling world of humour and satire.

Monsieur Hulot visits a hyper modern Paris for a business meeting that he struggles to reach. Baffled by the technology and facing a world that is increasingly homogenous, Hulot finds humanity in the silliest of things to prove that you can have fun in a sterile corporate environment.

Money restrains and poor box office figures caused Playtime to nearly destroy Tati’s career, but the film remains one of his best and most thought provoking works, while also managing to be a fantastic example of visual comedy.

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