I hadn't thought about it before this query, but a dialectic between labor and leisure seems to be featured in all of Jacques Tati's features, most explicitly Playtime (beginning with the title) and Jour de Fete (same).
Andy Ditzler www.filmlove.org On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 11:43 AM, Chris G <spy...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for films that portray situations of labor and leisure > together. It would be great if there were texts specific to those films, > but I'm also seeking out writings on/that reference this dynamic within the > context of films, cinemas or public spaces. I'm trying to find modernist > essays on cinema as spaces of leisure as well. Obviously Sharon Lockhart's > "Lunch Break" comes to mind. I feel like there was a thread similar to this > a while back, so I apologize if this is redundant, but I wasn't able to > find anything through a search of the archive. > > Thanks! > Christopher > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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