Directed by:
Jean-Baptiste PéretiéScreenplay:
Jean-Baptiste PéretiéComposer:
Stephane LopezCast:
Jacques Tati (a.f.), Denis Podalydès (narrator), Marcel Amont (a.f.), Brigitte Bardot (a.f.), Cyd Charisse (a.f.), Charles de Gaulle (a.f.), Olivia de Havilland (a.f.), Barbara Dennek (a.f.) (more)Plots(1)
In the 1950s, French screenwriter, director and comedian Jacques Tati elevated architecture to the role of a main character. In his work, he accentuates the aesthetics of modern architecture, while at the same time bringing a humorous critique of it by confronting its new users and old orders. But after a success reaching as far as the USA, his lavish work Playtime comes crashing down. The ambitious film set consisting of a fully functional development called Tativille is still the stuff of legends. For many years the most expensive film in French cinema met with audience failure. Using an impressive array of period footage, this documentary presents Tati’s genius from his comedic beginnings to an admirer and commentator on everyday life against the backdrop of modernist ideals. (Film a Architektura)
(more)Cast
Jacques Tati (a.f.)
France
Best movies:
My Uncle (1958)
Play Time (1967)
The Big Day (1949)
Denis Podalydès (narrator)
France
Best movies:
Mother (1991)
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
The Vortex of Life (2022)
Marcel Amont (a.f.)
France
Best movies:
The Bride Is Too Beautiful (1956)
Ménage (1986)
Brigitte Bardot (a.f.)
France
Best movies:
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Agent 38-24-36 (1964)
Cyd Charisse (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Deep in My Heart (1954)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Charles de Gaulle (a.f.)
France
Best movies:
A Bridge Too Far (1977) - a.f.
Brexit (2019) (TV movie) - a.f.
Olivia de Havilland (a.f.)
Japan
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Heiress (1949)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Barbara Dennek (a.f.)
Best movies:
Play Time (1967)
Claude Farell (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
I Vitelloni (1953)
The Zombie Walks (1968)
Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Witwe (1963)
Lucien Frégis (a.f.)
Best movies:
The Impossible Mr. Pipelet (1955)
My Uncle (1958)
The Things of Life (1970)
Daniel Marquet (a.f.)
Best movies:
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)
Adrienne Servantie (a.f.)
Best movies:
My Uncle (1958)
Three Murderesses (1959)
Lover on a String (1974)
Robert Stack (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Airplane! (1980)
Suzy Willy (a.f.)
France
Best movies:
The Truth (1960)
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)
Razzia (1955)
Jean-Pierre Zola (a.f.)
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
Conversation Piece (1974)
My Uncle (1958)