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Mon Oncle [My Uncle] ***** (1958, Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie) – Classic Movie Review 2411

In the first of his films to be released in colour, co-writer/director/star Jacques Tati is working confidently, imaginatively, inventively and successfully at around the peak of his comic ingenuity and cleverness. Honoured by Hollywood with […]

Apr, 20

Mr Hulot’s Holiday [Les Vacances de M Hulot] ***** (1953, Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Louis Pérault) – Classic Movie Review 2408

French comedy genius Jacques Tati lets his hilariously clumsy Monsieur Hulot loose in a French beachside hotel for his beloved alter ego’s first film appearance. Joining the post-war holiday-making classes, Monsieur Hulot goes for an August […]

Apr, 19

Jour de Fête ***** (1949, Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur) – Classic Movie Review 2407

Co-writer/director Jacques Tati’s classic 1949 French comedy is charming, funny, good natured and generous spirited. Jour de Fête is still a revered world cinema masterpiece and necessary viewing. The great French pantomime artist Tati stars […]

Apr, 18

Playtime ***** (1967, Jacques Tati) – Classic Movie Review 1662

Newly restored in 4K, co-writer/director Jacques Tati’s perfectionist 1967 comedy classic Playtime gets a UK re-release on 7 November 2014. Shot on 70mm on a huge constructed set of concrete, glass and steel, the film is […]

Sep, 11

Trafic [Traffic] ***** (1971, Jacques Tati, Marcel Fraval, Honoré Bostel) – Classic Movie Review 1319

Co-writer/director/star Jacques Tati’s endearing 1971 comedy masterpiece finds him in his familiar guise as his famous character of the amiably bumbling Monsieur Hulot. This time he is an automobile designer who works for Altra Motors, a […]

Jun, 13

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