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    Genre: Comedy

    Reviewed In Issue 53 (Oct 2001) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden, France Rumilly, France Delahalle, Valerie Camille, Erika Dentzler, Nicole Ray & Yvette Ducreux

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 3
    DD Sound Rating: 2
    DTS Sound Rating: NA
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 4
    Internet Links
    http://www.criterionco.com
    Special Features
    Includes a video introduction by Terry Jones and


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): The Criterion Collection
    (Catalog Number): PLA050
    (MPAA Rating): Not Rated
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    (Retail Price): $29.95
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 119
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): No
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 1967
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 05/22/01
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Jacques Tati
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Nearly a decade after the success of Mon Oncle, Jacques Tati resurrects his comic alter ego Monsieur Hulot in Playtime. Set in a very modern Paris, this is a quiet comic exploration of human interaction, with Monsieur Hulot floating through its episodes, yet managing to avoid having the film revolve around him. (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits image quality that should be quite pleasing for the film

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby Digital 1.0 soundtrack is noticeably veiled in sonic character, but otherwise, apart from the inherently limited fidelity, is quite comfortable to experience at reference level. French-speaking audiences may find the muffled-sounding and somewhat "buried" dialogue somewhat challenging to understand. (Perry Sun)

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