Playtime in Tativille

We here at UnBeige HQ love us some Jacques Tati. We have ever since college, when we randomly decided to take in a screening of a new print of Mon Oncle. From there, it’s been a love affair. A lot’s being written lately with the release of the DVD of his greatest achievement, Playtime (which was also the film that ruined him), but BldgBlog’s got a nice little batch of stuff, a quick read, that sums up the whole endeavor, as well as a couple of great links and photos.

During pre-production, “Tati visited many factories and airports throughout Europe before his cinematographer Jean Badal came to the conclusion that he needed to build his own skyscraper.

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