Versatile movie.

Jade 2022-03-24 09:03:02

1

An American model in Paris.

The collision of cultures forms the main theme. But the most interesting thing is when a French gentleman meets an American lady. This American lady can play the piano, maybe from the American South, I don't know. .

At first you might think Americans are vulgar and making noise everywhere. But when evening came, in the restaurant + dance hall, everything malfunctioned, the scene became more and more chaotic, and the entire ceiling fell. The American owner has become very lovely. He immediately turned the small environment here into a small bar with a small sliding door in the western United States. He warmly invited everyone and was so hospitable.

It's American cuteness. So the culture reconciled.

The last scene seems to say, slow down everyone, you can turn the traffic jam into a carousel show. We can carefully observe the things around us. Everything is like poetry.

2

Powerful carrier machine:

It can be a punching bag for Americans when the French watch. The instructions for many modern machines are not in French, and the French are very cold.

I think of it as observational training for anthropologists.

A live educational drama: the lady who is always silent, is more attractive.

Those who say it's a satire of modernity are a little off-kilter.

It is a bit too arbitrary to say that it is a person from the perspective of God. I think its perspective is very friendly and human.

Tempered glass, hot model airplanes, alcoholics who seem to be confessing. Feet glued to a floor. Turn a high stool into a baby chair. The iron bench crown is stamped on the back. The charcoal grilled fish was salted three times. The dance floor that is too small is like cooking dumplings. A lot of people think it's not a comedy, but a farse of arrangement. Not worth writing.

But I feel like there are so many wonderful gags in life. In our day and age, it's hard to find beauty, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't look for it.

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Extended Reading
  • Guillermo 2022-03-23 09:02:49

    It is a masterpiece, from the scheduling of "Festival", Mr. Hulot's characters to the satire of modern life in "My Uncle". As far as movies are concerned, we audiences are not fun-time tourists.

  • Derick 2022-03-28 09:01:08

    Jacques Tati's "Mr. Hulot" trilogy is the most famous one, and it is also the culmination of Jacques Tati's personal style. When I watched this movie, I could only think of one word to describe it—beautiful! Even a modern city composed of reinforced concrete can show its beauty under Tati's lens. In addition, it can be seen that the amount of information in this movie is quite large, and many shots contain quite a lot of characters, which is overwhelming.

Playtime quotes

  • Barbara, Young Tourist: How do you say "drugstore" in French?

    Monsieur Hulot: Drugstore.

  • Monsieur Hulot: [in English, to Barbara] I'll be back.

    Old Woman 1: [in French] What's that mean?

    Old Woman 2: [in French] I've no idea. Can't they use French?