tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post2966099331596878028..comments2023-10-11T03:42:59.033-07:00Comments on The Criterion Contraption: #112: Play TimeMatthew Dessemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-91601236705797808782014-03-31T00:28:30.775-07:002014-03-31T00:28:30.775-07:00The blog and data in this, is very good and inform...The blog and data in this, is very good and informative also.<a href="http://replicaperfection.net/" rel="nofollow">KW3: replica watches uk</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693140633861252896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-71200914875406775582013-12-11T19:56:29.979-08:002013-12-11T19:56:29.979-08:00Matthew, I'm really glad about your appraise o...Matthew, I'm really glad about your appraise on this film. Playtime is such a lovely riot!<br />In my entire cinematic experience I've never been so happy, so full of joy than by just seeing that sequence at the restaurant. I... I can't explain.<br />Indeed, everyone should see it.Christianhttp://classicosuniversais.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-33973732839007015552012-08-27T13:57:52.581-07:002012-08-27T13:57:52.581-07:00Going to see the 70mm print in Toronto this weeken...Going to see the 70mm print in Toronto this weekend. So excited!Ricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-76175393876348796002012-08-14T18:01:41.709-07:002012-08-14T18:01:41.709-07:00"It's like a Frederick Wiseman documentar..."It's like a Frederick Wiseman documentary about Camazotz."<br /><br />Ba-boom!!Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-86714931470278965842012-06-09T21:41:26.589-07:002012-06-09T21:41:26.589-07:00I saw the premier of the 70mm restored version of ...I saw the premier of the 70mm restored version of this here in Paris (as well as visiting the exhibition on 'Tativille' which was really amazing).. The public was floored, even more amazing as we say here 'Nul n'est prophet dans son propre pays", which if it applies to anyone, i certainly applies to Tati in France...<br /><br />Rarely ahs the 65mm frame been so well-filled, don devicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-88407504812790336942012-06-08T17:35:41.330-07:002012-06-08T17:35:41.330-07:00Thanks for the review of one of the favorite films...Thanks for the review of one of the favorite films of my wife and I! -And for pointing out Tati as a workman in the back of that wonderful restaurant static shot. We've seen the film four times--always, on the Criterion print, not being near an theater that showed it--and missed that.Barry Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-58487092365794706332012-05-06T15:43:43.014-07:002012-05-06T15:43:43.014-07:00Epic! And so is the film. I love it. That last sce...Epic! And so is the film. I love it. That last scene in the tourist shop is so...Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-37822314941791621722012-03-29T20:58:47.914-07:002012-03-29T20:58:47.914-07:00A. Diggity,
Thanks! I had to look up the name of ...A. Diggity,<br /><br />Thanks! I had to look up the name of the planet, but the description has always stuck with me.Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-28936177634450395842012-03-29T20:58:11.555-07:002012-03-29T20:58:11.555-07:00Isaac P.,
Thanks! I think the people behind Mad ...Isaac P.,<br /><br />Thanks! I think the people behind Mad Men are fonder of the architecture of the period than Tati was (and honestly, I am too, if only because the architecture of the 1970s and 1980s was more horrific than anyone could have imagined). But Don Draper would certainly have felt at home in Tativille. (The only character from Mad Men who I think might actually see <em>Play Time</Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-76254464264756593702012-03-29T20:52:21.527-07:002012-03-29T20:52:21.527-07:00Hob,
That's a great story--glad you made it t...Hob,<br /><br />That's a great story--glad you made it through eventually. It's definitely a film where you have to have the momentum from the first hour behind you for the last half to pay off, but what a payoff. (And yeah, the drunk guy goes back in twice--my favorite gag in the whole movie is when the waiter flips the barstool to keep him from falling down).Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-7222529400323004002012-03-29T20:27:43.515-07:002012-03-29T20:27:43.515-07:00This is one of the best essays on film I've ev...This is one of the best essays on film I've ever read. Unbelievable, and a great tribute to one of my favorite movies.<br /><br />Also, great Wrinkle in Time ref! We are still on the internet, so I though I had to give that a specific shout-out.A. Diggityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16756056288584081597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-62793207131809842572012-03-19T15:56:24.962-07:002012-03-19T15:56:24.962-07:00Great essay. Haven't seen the film (I need to ...Great essay. Haven't seen the film (I need to catch up on Criterion movies in general) but the screenshots and mood you're discussing reminds me a lot of Mad Men. I don't know if if it can really be considered all that optimistic though.Isaac P.http://52weeksofgoodtaste.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-38110897375309992992012-03-16T08:38:25.880-07:002012-03-16T08:38:25.880-07:00Also-- even though it's true that "the Ro...Also-- even though it's true that "the Royal Garden sequence is fifty minutes that feel like five", everything falls into (or out of) place so beautifully that it feels even more eventful than it is. The first time I watched it, I could've sworn that the neon sign gag-- the drunk guy staggering or getting thrown outside and being immediately reeled back in by that commanding Hobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277940177708996676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-80145792875940104792012-03-16T08:36:16.061-07:002012-03-16T08:36:16.061-07:00I just want to thank you for the site/work. Intere...I just want to thank you for the site/work. Interesting essay-- added this movie to my "to-buy" list based on your essay.Slothropnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-83246343389414648152012-03-16T08:33:25.502-07:002012-03-16T08:33:25.502-07:00I've been looking forward to seeing you write ...I've been looking forward to seeing you write about Play Time since I discovered this blog. Yay! I only wished you could've discussed the restaurant scene a little more, but that's not so much because of anything lacking in your piece, more just a desire to vicariously experience the second half again.<br /><br />True story: the first time I attempted to watch it-- at home, on a smallHobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277940177708996676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-29422566815214339082012-03-15T12:53:22.918-07:002012-03-15T12:53:22.918-07:00Good catch, bza; fixed. Glad you liked the essay!Good catch, bza; fixed. Glad you liked the essay!Matthew Dessemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288268335735601918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-36268830133262678582012-03-15T07:32:17.182-07:002012-03-15T07:32:17.182-07:00i think this description makes brazil look more co...i think this description makes <b>brazil</b> look more commercial =]djprojecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280172854635114084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796371.post-91417999922243232082012-03-15T06:19:11.133-07:002012-03-15T06:19:11.133-07:00In the classic internet tradition, I would like to...In the classic internet tradition, I would like to begin by pointing out that there is no apostrophe in "Finnegans Wake."<br /><br />On the other hand, this is a spectacular essay, maybe your best, on easily one of the best films in the Collection (though one of the least appropriate because, as you say, it really needs to be seen on the big screen). Thanks!bzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236841988720327212noreply@blogger.com