tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post5121646235207925274..comments2024-02-25T04:20:09.570-08:00Comments on When the Dead Walk the Earth: Mon Oncle (1958) & Playtime (1967)Jeff McMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455194268519396055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post-9738375091924158342008-06-04T16:13:00.000-07:002008-06-04T16:13:00.000-07:00Not even really sure where to begin with Tati. He ...Not even really sure where to begin with Tati. He has his roots in silent comedy of course, but there's something else about him. <BR/><BR/>There's a beguiling gentleness at play in his work. I find myself smiling more than busting a gut while I'm watching him, but this is a good thing. His films never attain the kind of obnoxious, manic quality you get so often with this kind of thing. <BR/><BR/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post-6782206955172910872008-06-03T17:06:00.000-07:002008-06-03T17:06:00.000-07:00Playtime is a masterpiece, and, I think, the real ...Playtime is a masterpiece, and, I think, the real summit of Tati's art. Definitely recommended, K. Bowen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post-75967988414145907462008-06-02T20:23:00.001-07:002008-06-02T20:23:00.001-07:00Playtime!I'm missing a word.Playtime!<BR/><BR/>I'm missing a word.K. Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130942010358018154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591038.post-37961771736350616722008-06-02T20:23:00.000-07:002008-06-02T20:23:00.000-07:00I've never seen, but it's on my list. Maybe there'...I've never seen, but it's on my list. Maybe there's a thought for the weekend.K. Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130942010358018154noreply@blogger.com