WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute presents five film screenings as part of its summer outdoor movie series

 

On Aug. 2 at 8:15pm the film "Playtime" will be screened.

 

According to a press release:

 

Jacques Tati's gloriously choreographed, nearly wordless comedies about confusion in an age of high technology reached their apotheosis with "Playtime" (1967; 2 hours, 4 minutes). 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 the modern confusion around what it means to be human in our modern world.

 

All screenings are free and take place near the Reflecting Pool.