Jacques Tati
Birthday: 1907-10-09
Place of Birth: Le Pecq, Yvelines, France
Biography: Jacques Tati (born Jacques Tatischeff; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French filmmaker, working both as a comedic actor and director. In a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly of the Greatest Movie Directors Tati was voted the 46th greatest of all time. With only six feature-length films to his credit as director, he directed fewer films than any other director on this list of 50.
Movies
Mon Oncle
Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and can...
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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his prese...
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PlayTime
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Pari...
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Jour de Fête
Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interru...
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Les Rois de la comédie
At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel wi...
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Trafic
Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camp...
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Sylvia and the Ghost
A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmoth...
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Devil in the Flesh
In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front li...
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School for Postmen
Jacques Tati plays a French postman adamant to prove he can be just as fast as American postmen at d...
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Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
The crazy rise and fall of Jacques Tati, comedy genius, actor, director and athlete of laughter. Or ...
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Parade
For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves a...
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Evening Classes
Jacques Tati teaches an acting class about the subtleties of certain types of people to a group of e...
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Watch Your Left
Roger, son of a farmer, wants to be a boxer, and gets his chance by filling in for a boxer's sparrin...
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The Magnificent Tati
This documentary traces Jacques Tati's rise from the Parisian Music-Hall stage to his Oscar winning ...
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Fun Sunday
Jacques Tati and his friend Rhum star as down-and-outs (very much their situation in reality at the ...
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Brute Wanted
A tall, shy and reserved young actor accidentally signs himself up for a wrestling match....
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Tati Story
This is a brief bio of the life of Tati through his works. Begins with his silent period, then featu...
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Jour de fête: In Search of the Lost Color
Episode of the French television series "Cinéma Cinémas" which documents the discovery of the negati...
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In the Ring
In this 2013 visual essay, Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet discusses how the filmmaker’s apprec...
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À l'américaine
Documentary analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1949 film "Jour de fete". Goudet tracks the e...
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In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot
Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's ...
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Il était une fois... « Mon Oncle »
Television documentary about the making of Jacques Tati's 1958 film "Mon oncle"....
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Ciné regards: Jacques Tati
Interview with the French film director, conducted for television in 1978....
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Monsieur Hulot's Work
Interview with French director Jacques Tati, focusing on his on-screen persona, Monsieur Hulot. Prod...
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Tativille
Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British televis...
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Beyond 'PlayTime'
This short documentary from 2002, written by Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet and featuring rare...
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The Illusionist
A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their e...
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Tati Express
Tati Express dives into Jacques Tati's films and how they look at a changing world throughout the 20...
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Black Baby
A black baby attempts to escape a labyrinth whilst being pursued by a gaggle of giant humanoids...
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Jacques Tati, le rire démocratique
A veritable anthology of themes dear to Tati, this documentary traces the life and work of this stra...
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