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Sequel of:

Playtime

Original title

Traffic (Trafic)

Year

1971

Running time

96 min.

Country

France

Director

Jacques Tati

Screenwriter

Jacques Tati, Jacques Lagrange

Cast

Music

Charles Dumont

Cinematography

Eduard van der Enden, Marcel Weiss

Producer

Co-production France-Italy;

Les Films Corona, Selenia Cinematografica, Les Films Gibé

Genre

Comedy | Road Movie. Satire. Sequel

Synopsis

The legendary French comedian Jacques Tati returns as his most famous character, the bumbling M. Hulot, in this gentle but pointed satire of 20th Century car culture. In Trafic, Hulot is working as a designer for a major French automotive firm and is struggling to finish his latest project in time for an international auto show in Amsterdam -- a compact recreational vehicle that features everything from an electric razor and a collapsible couch to a built-in barbecue grill. While the car is completed shortly before the show opens, it doesn't run just yet, so Hulot and his mechanic (Tony Knepper) load the car into a truck and with an American public relations officer (Maria Kimberly) in tow, they hit the road for Holland.

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Rankings Position

#70 Best Sequels in the history of film

Awards: 1973: National Board of Review: Top Foreign Films

1971: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Music

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Critics' reviews

"A scaled-down but inescapably fitting companion piece to its predecessor, the monumental Playtime."

Bill Weber: Slant
"A masterpiece in its own right -- not only for the sharp picture of the frenetic and gimmick-crazy civilization that worships cars, but also for many remarkable formal qualities."

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"Like Godard, Tati is also remarkably appreciative of the odd beauty that can be revealed in the shapes, patterns and colors created by the technology of planned obsolescence."

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"Everyone is incapable of dealing with the modern world, but Mr. Hulot is even worse off than the rest of us. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Admirers of Playtime won't be too disappointed, but for the Tati heretic it's a long, slow haul between the occasional brilliant gag."

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