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Playtime AKA Play Time (1967)
Monsieur Hulot curiously wanders around a high-tech Paris.Director: Jacques Tati
Year of Copyright: 1967
Year of Production: 1964-67
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Extras:"Terry Jones on Jacques Tati's Playtime" 2001 introduction
"Cours du Soir" 1967 short film -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:First pressings of this releases had an authoring glitch, The two supplements were inadvertently flagged to play back in 16x9 mode, causing the image to appear vertically compressed and letterboxed rather than full-frame. A second pressing fixed this problem.
This edition is now Out of Print.
Comes with liner notes. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
2006 Selected scene audio commentary by film historian Philip Kemp (46:42)
"Terry Jones on Jacques Tati's Playtime" 2001 introduction (6:16)
About the International Soundtrack notes (1 text page accessed from the "Languages and Subtitles" menu)
DISC TWO
"Omnibus: Jacques Tati in Monsieur Hulot's Work" 1976 TV episode (49:26)
"Tati Story" 2002 featurette (20:38)
"Au-delà de Playtime" 2002 featurette (6:31)
"Script-girl: Behind the Scenes with Sylvette Baudrot" 2003 interview (12:12)
"Cours du soir" 1967 short film (27:42)
1972 Audio interview with Jacques Tati at the San Francisco Film Festival (16:52) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:The aspect ratio is correct and not cropped on this release.
Comes with an essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* Jour De Fête
DISC TWO
* Jour De Fête Supplements
DISC THREE
* Mr. Hulot's Holiday
DISC FOUR
* Mr. Hulot's Holiday Supplements
DISC FIVE
* Mon Oncle
DISC SIX
* Mon Oncle Supplements
DISC SEVEN
* The Film
Introduction by Terry Jones (6:16)
"About the International Soundtrack" notes
DISC EIGHT
Selected Scene Commentaries:
- Philip Kemp (46 mins)
- Stéphane Goudet (13 mins)
- Jérôme Deschamps (13:14 mins)
"Tativille" documentary (26:10)
"Beyond PlayTime" featurette (6:30)
"Like Home" visual essays by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet (18:54)
"Script-girl" 2006 Interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot (12:10)
Jacques Tati at the 1972 San Francisco Film Festival Audio Excerpts (16:44)
DISC NINE
* Trafic
DISC TEN
* Parade
DISC ELEVEN
* Parade Supplements
DISC TWELVE
Tati Short Films:
- "On demande une brute" (1934; 24:58)
- "Gai dimanche" (1935; 21:29)
- "Soigne ton gauche" (1936; 13:22)
- "L’école des facteurs" (1946; 16:04)
- "Cours du soir" (1967; 28:35)
- "Dégustation maison" (1978; 13:57)
- "Forza Bastia" (1978; 27:35)
Supplements:
"Professor Goudet's Lessons" documentary (31:26)
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Subtitles:English (for French soundtrack) (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 3.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:New 4K digital restoration from 65mm film.
Comes in seven slim cases housed in a cardboard slipcase.
The audio commentaries with Stéphane Goudet and Jérôme Deschamps, "Like Home" visual essay and interview with Sylvette Baudrot are in French with optional English subtitles and all other extras are in English.
All disc twelve extras are in French with optional English subtitles.
Comes with a 68-page booklet featuring essays by critics James Quandt, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Kristin Ross and David Cairns. -
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:This edition is now Out of Print
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film (Restored Version)
Audio Commentary (scene-specific) with Jérôme Deschamps (12:45)
Audio Commentary (scene-specific) with Stéphane Goudet (12:40)
Photo Gallery
DISC TWO
Theatrical Trailer (2:55)
Cannes 2002 footage (8:33)
Jacques Tati Biography (20:45)
Restoration of the film
Au delà de Playtime (analysis by Stéphane Goudet) (6:12)
Diaporama (photo gallery) (2:37)
Design & Look (design sketches)
Script-Girl (interview with script girl Sylvette Baudrot) (12:07)
Tati vu par… (various celebrities etc talk about their favourite Tati scenes)
Peindre Tati (3:00)
Like Home (analysis by Stéphane Goudet) (18:30) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Digipak
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary (scene-specific) with Fernaldo Di Giammatteo (22 mins)
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Extras:Director's Biography
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Subtitles:Italian
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The video master is the same as for the French 2-disc set.
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Extras:Jacques Tati short films:
- Soigne Ton Gauche (1936) (11:53)
- L'Ecole des Facteurs (1947) (14:25)
- Cours du Soir (1967) (26:30)
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a box set including Playtime, Jour de fête, Mon Oncle, Les Vacances de M. Hulot and Trafic.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by film historian Philip Kemp
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Extras:“Au-dela de Playtime” featurette (6:13)
Sylvette Baundrot (script-girl) on Tati and Playtime (12:11)
"Tati Story" featurette (20:39)
Director biography (on-screen text biography with automatic page advance) (3:38)
Trailer (2:59)
Bonus Trailers
- Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1:31)
- Mon Oncle (1:01) -
Subtitles:English, English HoH (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.83:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Comes with sleeve notes (1 page) by Philip Kemp.
The commentary is in English with optional English subtitles.
"Au-dela de Playtime" is in English with optional English HoH subtitles.
The Sylvette Baundrot interview and "Tati Story" are in French with optional English subtitles.
The trailers are without subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray Copy)
DISC TWO (DVD)
*The Film
Audio Commentary by film historian Philip Kemp
"Au-dela de Playtime" featurette (6:13)
Sylvette Baundrot (script-girl) on Tati and Playtime (12:11)
"Tati Story" featurette (20:39)
Theatrical Trailer
Tati Trailers:
- "Mr. Hulot's Holiday"
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Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):French Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:From the booklet: "Playtime was originally photographed in 70mm. The master used for this release was transferred and restored in High Definition from the 35mm reduction internegative which was made from the restored 65mm interpositive."
Comes with an extensive booklet with contextualising essays on the film and its director. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Between the R1 Complete Jacques Tati set, the differing BFI releases, Scandinavia, and the French 2-disc edition have differing exclusive extras.
Note, the extras from the R1 Criterion 2006 reissue have been ported over for the Complete Jacques Tati set, but some are spread through discs 9 and 12.
Running time: According to the review of the French 2-disc edition, Playtime was first shown at 153 min (including Entr'Acte); then re-edited at various lengths, peaking at 170 min, before being cut to 135 min (two copies preserved by the Kinematic Lausanne and Toulouse, in very bad state); most recently re-released at 119 min (2001 restored version).
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - This is the shorter international version (119:15 NTSC)
- R1 Re-issue America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - 2001 Restored Version, full 70mm version (124:27 NTSC)
- R1 The Complete Jacques Tati America- Criterion Collection - No cuts. 2001 Restored Version, full 70mm version (123:55 NTSC).
- R2 France- Gaumont / Columbia Tristar - Not known.
- R2 France- Universal Pictures Video / Wild Side - No cuts. 2001 Restored Version.
- R2 Italy- Cofanetto / Fox - No cuts. 2001 Restored Version.
- R2 Scandinavia- Future Film OY - No cuts. 2001 Restored Version (119:07 PAL, including 0:56 restoration credits).
- R2 United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts. 2001 Restored Version (119:08 PAL).
- R2 Dual Format United Kingdom- British Film Institute - No cuts (119:08 PAL).
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Comparison added by Noor_Razzak on 18/06/03
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 21/04/24UPDATE LOG:
10/10/14 : added BFI 2010 version.
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14/09/17 : Addition of the R1 Complete Jacques Tati set.
03/01/22: Updated winner notes, BFI 2004.
21/04/24: Dates and much detail dded to the 2006 Criterion release.
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