Playtime (1967)
Directed by Jacques Tati · Cinematography by Jean Badal, Andréas Winding
155 min59 frames
Comedy
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Playtime — official trailer
What is Playtime about?
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
Playtime is a 1967 satirical comedy film directed and co-written by Jacques Tati. Tati also stars in the film, reprising the role of Monsieur Hulot from his earlier films Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) and Mon Oncle (1958). However, Tati grew ambivalent towards playing Hulot as a recurring central role during production, and he appears intermittently in Playtime, alternating between central and supporting roles.
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What does the cinematography of Playtime look like?
Sampled across 59 frames, the coverage of Playtime leans on wide compositions (71% of the sample) and medium shots (15%). Cinematographer Jean Badal keeps 39% of it in soft, high-key light. Night and dusk account for 46% of the frames. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 97% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1960s.
What is the color palette of Playtime?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Playtime (1967) are #2f3132, #d3d3d1, #abafb0, #515150, #8b8f8f, #101112 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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