I just watched Jaques Tati's 'Play Time' for the first time

[Taverner]

I had only seen Mr. Hulot's Holiday before - wow, what an amazing statement that is both about nothing and everything.

Kids liked it too, the sounds in that movie are a character within itself.

And he predicted cubicles, as well as IT.

[elleng]

1. Saw Jacques Tati's mon oncle in NYC w class, don't remember how old we were.

Seems like young. Great sounds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE9t98Gox60

[Graybeard]

2. Tati's use of sound in Mon Oncle is delightful.

And unforgettable. He captures the absurdity of the ultra-modern home, the factory, traffic jams etc with hilarious sound effects. One of my favorite films.

[Gold Metal Flake]

3. Genius. A beautiful film.

The restaurant scene! His framing and pacing, it's just a brilliant film.

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. Oh, and it's available from Netflix in high def.

Must see it in HD. They show it on AMC but the source is not HD.

[kwassa]

5. Tati is one of the greats.

You were looking for good French films for your child.

[Taverner]

6. Yep - someone suggested Tati

And yep, Netflix had it on HD.

Beautiful movie, even tho the kids got bored.

What's funny is how prescient that movie was to today.