Jacques Tati

At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”,...

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This is a brief bio of the life of Tati through his works. Begins with his silent period, then feature films, and shows many examples from the short...

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This documentary traces Jacques Tati's rise from the Parisian Music-Hall stage to his Oscar winning films of the 1950s, the documentary then explains...

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In this 2013 visual essay, Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet discusses how the filmmaker’s appreciation for the circus, clowns, and...

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Documentary analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1949 film "Jour de fete". Goudet tracks the evolution of Tati’s comedy stylings, from...

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Interview with the French film director, conducted for television in 1978.

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A 2013 Visual Essay on Playtime by Stéphane Goudet.

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Interview with French director Jacques Tati, focusing on his on-screen persona, Monsieur Hulot. Produced for the British television series "Omnibus".

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Episode of the French television series "Cinéma Cinémas" which documents the discovery of the negatives that led to the completion of...

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Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British television program "Tempo International".

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Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's alter ego, Monsieur Hulot, through archival...

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This short documentary from 2002, written by Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet and featuring rare archival footage, explores the genesis of...

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