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PlayTime 1967
In discussion of films that are held in high regard for the unique worlds that the directors have created, or their highly stylized presentations, it isn’t often that comedies are brought into the conversation. Many comedies find success through clever writing or the performances of their actors, but Jacques Tati’s Playtime finds humor in gags that play with framing, set design, and the expanse of dimensions that Tati introduces into a number of shots in the film. In many of…