Playtime in Paris (1962)

Catherine Varlin's 27-minute Playtime in Paris (1962) is almost a practice run for Le joli mai, a sampling that starts in a classroom and then observes various subjects from afar. A woman is compared to a cat, and then we see a little girl on a playground, kissing, hugging and swatting a little boy companion as if he were a doll-plaything. A supermarket is compared to a flea market; an upscale equestrian event is compared to a soccer match, a comic bullfight and other attractions. Marker edited and Lhomme was the cameraman.

Released Sept. 14, 1962 27 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.f-rated, imdb.title-directed-by-female, aspectratio.1-37-1

Production Companies: Sofracima

Country: France
Languages: French