CAPFILM: PLAYTIME – Image, Sound & Silence Art House Film Series
CAPFILM: PLAYTIME – Image, Sound & Silence Art House Film Series
CAPFILM: PLAYTIME – Image, Sound & Silence Art House Film Series
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Jacques Tati’s gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with PlayTime.
For this monumental achievement, a nearly three-year-long, bank-breaking production, Tati again thrust the lovably old-fashioned Monsieur Hulot, along with a host of other lost souls, into a baffling modern world, this time Paris.
With every inch of its superwide frame crammed with hilarity and inventiveness, PlayTime is a lasting record of a modern era tiptoeing on the edge of oblivion.
The film will be introduced by Gettysburg College Professor Jack Ryan.
Image, Sound and Silence
An Art House Film Series
Art House Film is one of the most bold, dynamic and influential parts of cinema history. While its impact on filmmaking is significant, it is extremely broad, can be challenging to access, and may be difficult to know where to begin. This series—the first of its kind to be presented at the Appell Center—is designed as an introduction, opening the door for our audiences into the wide world of the Art House.
We will explore pivotal film movements, screen films across different eras, celebrate national film traditions from around the globe and filmmakers who have made far-reaching impressions on world cinema.
Whether you are completely new to these films or have seen them many times before, we hope to create a community around this series; encouraging audiences to share their thoughts through discussion following the full theatrical experience and sparking a continued sense of creative exploration.
Films in the Spring/Summer 2025 Art House series include:
- PlayTime (3/9)
- Journey To Italy (4/27)
- A Separation (5/11)
- Chimes at Midnight (6/15)
- The Exerminating Angel (7/20)
- Persona (8/17)
