Playtime DVD USA 'The Big Sleep' by David

'The Big Sleep' by David Thomson (BFI Film Classics paperback)

lyrical and unsentimental film set in poverty stricken  '70s Glasgow as seen through the eyes of a twelve year old boy who longs for escape while being confronted by the complexities of life

they sometimes seem like children playing roles without any concept of their actions having consequences

- Noreen Ackland on saving The Third Man

16 mins): archival video recording of the director in conversation with Stephen Laws

Playtime DVD USA 'The Big Sleep' by David'PlayTime' Director: Jacques Tati (1967) French w English subtitles Magical filmmaking from Tati. Monsieur Hulot wanders around a high tech, architecturally modernist Paris bringing chaos to the planned settings. Filmed mostly in wide shots which allow our eyes to move across the space in the frame taking in delightful details and wry observations on humankind.