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RE: My Favourite Films: Jacques Tati's Play Time
This is a wonderful surprise, @reneenouveau :)
Play Time is my favourite film! I have watched it a dozen times, and it's just the most joyous experience. It's absolutely stunning, and one of the few films that truly exploit the power of cinema. You couldn't translate it into language, and you see a different film depending on which angle (literally) you view it from!
That moment where he waits for the man to reach down the corridor is perhaps my favourite moment in cinema as well.
I have never been this enthusiastic on Steemit before!
I'd recommend Roy Andersson, particularly You the Living, Songs from the Second Floor and The Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. These films are the closest we have got to Tati's genius.
I'm glad you like it! So nice to find a fellow fan!
I love Songs from the Second Floor, but you know I haven't seen T Pigeon...
Andersson is much more blatant surrealist though, and his work doesn't evoke the same uplifting mood, in fact it's downright unsettling to most of the people I try to share it with!
I think both are obsessive geniuses with their work, drawing from the surrealism of our everyday existence! I think I might just watch The Pigeon tonight if I can get my hands on it!
Oh yes, definitely a different feel, but the style is the most similar I have found. Pigeon has some incredible moments and the humour is pitch black. There are some moments that are so shocking, yet so absurd, it's quite something. I love dark humour, so it's all brilliant for me, but you are right - it's not for everyone, particularly many Americans. There's no upliftment - I suppose that's the Scandinavian way. Another filmmaker I admire is Raul Ruiz, there's no one like him.
Raul Ruiz is a new name for me. I'll certainly check him out. Thank you for the hidden gem.