Playtime (1967)

The Ceiling Falls

Chaos ensues after Mr. Hulot (Jacques Tati) literally brings the house down at the nightclub.

Directed by Jacques Tati.

Released in 1967 by Criterion.

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  • character-type: Patron
  • character-type: Manager
  • character-type: Business Person
  • character-type: Waiter
  • action: Jump
  • action: Break
  • action: Dance
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • primary-genre: Independent
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Art House
  • secondary-genre: Classic Foreign Comedies
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Must-See
  • secondary-genre: French Language
  • secondary-genre: France
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Classics
  • secondary-genre: Foreign
  • mood: Quirky
  • mood: Goofy
  • mood: Funny
  • prop: Neon Sign
  • prop: Window
  • prop: Door Knob
  • setting: Restaurant
  • setting: Paris
  • theme: Embarrassment
  • theme: Mistakes
  • actor: Henri Piccoli
  • actor: Jacques Tati
  • actor: André Fouché
  • director: Jacques Tati
  • producer: Bernard Maurice
  • cinematographer: Jean Badal
  • costume-designer: Jacques Cottin
  • role-name: Restaurant Manager
  • role-name: An Important Gentleman
  • role-name: Monsieur Hulot
  • screenwriter: Art Buchwald
  • screenwriter: Jacques Lagrange
  • screenwriter: Jacques Tati
  • year: 1967
  • studio: Criterion