{"product_id":"play-time-malcolm-turvey-9780231193023","title":"Play Time: Jacques Tati and Comedic Modernism","description":"\u003cp\u003eJacques Tati is widely regarded as one of the greatest postwar European filmmakers. He made innovative and challenging comedies while achieving international box office success and attaining a devoted following. In \u003cem\u003ePlay Time\u003c\/em\u003e, Malcolm Turvey examines Tati's unique comedic style and evaluates its significance for the history of film and modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurvey argues that Tati captured elite and general audiences alike by combining a modernist aesthetic with slapstick routines, gag structures, and other established traditions of mainstream film comedy. Considering films such as \u003cem\u003eMonsieur Hulot's Holiday\u003c\/em\u003e (1953), \u003cem\u003eMon Oncle\u003c\/em\u003e (1958), \u003cem\u003ePlay Time\u003c\/em\u003e (1967), and \u003cem\u003eTrafic\u003c\/em\u003e (1971), Turvey shows how Tati drew on the rich legacy of comic silent film while modernizing its conventions in order to encourage his viewers to adopt a playful attitude toward the modern world. Turvey also analyzes Tati's sardonic view of the bourgeoisie and his complex and multifaceted satire of modern life. Tati's singular and enduring achievement, Turvey concludes, was to translate the democratic ideals of the postwar avant-garde into mainstream film comedy, crafting a genuinely popular modernism. Richly illustrated with images from the director's films, \u003cem\u003ePlay Time\u003c\/em\u003e offers an illuminating and original understanding of Tati's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Malcolm Turvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231193025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231193023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2020","brand":"Malcolm Turvey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241023451391,"sku":"9780231193023","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25b17e59-1050-489f-971c-f73164ea5c0f.jpg?v=1772652418","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/play-time-malcolm-turvey-9780231193023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}