Modern times of Playtime

This Valentine's day I'm giving myself a treat: I'm gonna see Jaques Tati's Playtime on the big screen for the first time. I've seen this marvelous movie a couple of times before, and I must say it's one of my all time favourites.



What's the most intriguing part is all the modernity, the bigness and beautifulness of modern ways, the almost extra-terrestrial settings of steel and glass. All of this made in 1967, a brave move from Tati, I'd say. Playtime is a film to be enjoyed with all senses, but if you are looking for a plot or a storyline - forget it. Mon Oncle that came out almost a decade before is a fabulous work of art as well. In it, the same kind of love for modernity, consumerism, all-round use of gadgets.