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Oct 2010
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Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior
Let's not forget Playtime.
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Ah yes. Thanks for the reminder! I've updated the database entry to reflect "Remastered".
For those who are curious, here are the differences in the Playtime releases.
Original (standalone)
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- Video introduction by writer, director, and performer Terry Jones
- Selected scene audio commentary by film historian Philip Kemp
- “Au-delà de 'Playtime',” a short documentary featuring archival behind- the-scenes footage from the set
- “Tati Story”, a short biographical film about Tati
- “Jacques Tati in Monsieur Hulot's World,” a 1976 BBC Omnibus program featuring Tati
- Rare audio interview with Tati from the U.S. debut of 'Playtime' at the 1972 San Francisco International Film Festival
- Video interview with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
- “Cours du soir,” a 1967 short film written by and starring Tati
- Alternate international soundtrack
- An essay by Jonathan Rosenbaum
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Remastered (box set)
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- New 4K digital restoration, with 3.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Introduction by actor and comedian Terry Jones
- Three selected-scene commentaries, by film historian Philip Kemp, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and Jacques Tati expert Stéphane Goudet
- Like Home, a 2013 visual essay on PlayTime by Goudet
- “Tativille,” a 1967 episode of the British television program Tempo International, featuring an interview with Tati from the set of PlayTime
- Beyond “PlayTime,” a short 2002 documentary featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the production
- Interview from 2006 with script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
- Audio interview with Tati from the U.S. debut of PlayTime at the 1972 San Francisco Film Festival
- Alternate English-language soundtrack
- New English subtitle translation
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Box Set (general information)
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- New digital restorations of all six feature films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays of Jour de fête, Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Mon oncle, Trafic, and Parade and 3.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray of PlayTime
- New digital restorations of all seven short films: On demande une brute (1934), Gai dimanche (1935), Soigne ton gauche (1936), L’école des facteurs (1946), Cours du soir (1967), Forza Bastia (1978), and Dégustation maison (1978)
- Two alternate versions of Jour de fête, a partly colorized 1964 version and the full-color 1995 rerelease version
- Original 1953 theatrical release version of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
- My Uncle, the version of Mon oncle that director Jacques Tati created for English-language audiences
- Introductions by actor and comedian Terry Jones to Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Mon oncle, and PlayTime
- Archival video and audio interviews with Tati
- In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot, a 1989 documentary about Tati’s beloved alter ego
- Five visual essays and a classroom lecture by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet
- New interview with critic Michel Chion on Tati’s sound design
- “Jour de fête”: In Search of the Lost Color, a 1988 documentary on the restoration of the film to Tati’s original color vision
- Once Upon a Time . . . “Mon oncle,” a 2008 documentary on the making of the film
- Everything Is Beautiful, a 2005 piece on the fashion, furniture, and architecture of Mon oncle
- Selected-scene commentaries on PlayTime by Goudet, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and critic Philip Kemp
- Tativille, a documentary shot on the set of PlayTime
- Beyond “PlayTime,” a short 2002 documentary featuring on-set footage
- “An Homage to Jacques Tati,” a 1982 program featuring Tati friend and set designer Jacques Lagrange
- Interview from 2006 with PlayTime script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot
- Tati Story, a short biographical film from 2002
- Alternate international soundtracks for Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday and PlayTime
- Trailers
- New English subtitle translations
- PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics James Quandt, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Kristin Ross, and David Cairns
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Last edited by Scottie; 01-25-2018 at 09:38 PM.
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