112 - Playtime

[criterionmaster]

SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES
- All-new, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Video introduction by writer, director, and performer Terry Jones
- Selected scene commentary by film historian Philip Kemp
- Au-delà de "Playtime," a short documentary featuring archival behind-the-scenes footage from the set
- Tati Story, a short biographical film about Tati
- “Jacques Tati in Monsieur Hulot’s Work,” a 1976 BBC Omnibus program featuring Tati
- Rare audio interview with Tati from the U.S. debut of Playtime at the 1972 San Francisco International Film Festival
- Video interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
- Cours du soir, a 1967 short film written by and starring Tati
- Alternate international soundtrack
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- PLUS: A new essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum

[blackmoses]

I CAN"T WAIT FOR THIS!!!!!!!

[eatawiiner]

I got this last night and want to hear what y'all think about it? I got the OOP CC disc, watched it once on a 13" standard tube, and laughed histarically throughout most of the film. I had no clue what I was getting into and i loved every strange moment of it. Has anyone gotten the chance to see this on the big screen? Along with Days of Heaven and Woman in the Dunes, this is one film i must see on the biggest screen possible before I die. I'll post more after I get through the commentary bit and another watch through.

[eatawiiner]

I've never seen holiday or Oncle, so im guessing i must see those if I found Playtime such a delight. I put it in last night and after 5 minutes had to shut it off and put in 3rd Man. I couldn't stand looking at it on my girls super small TV, so im saving it for the weekend when I can watch it on a 50" Sony HD ballertv. i dont know, playtime had me laughing almost entirely through. Could have been the substance, but from what I remember he uses sound in such a comedic fashion that not even Police Academy could top.