Playtime (Blu-ray + DVD) Blu Ray – Jacques Tati 

Regarded by many as Jacques Tati’s masterpiece Playtime is a surreal comic vision of mankind’s battle against the overwhelming depersonalisation of modern life. Tati stars as the hapless Hulot who ambles through the massive metropolis specially constructed for the film – one of the most ambitious and imaginative film sets ever to grace the screen. The film is a multi-layered symphony of sight and sound gags. Jokes unfold in various parts of the frame simultaneously and the soundtrack – a meticulously composed cacophony of footsteps gibberish and lounge music – only adds to the absurdity.