Jacques Cottin
Biography: Jacques Cottin was a French costume designer whose films included Jour de fête (1949), Mon oncle (1958), and Playtime (1967), for Jacques Tati. In 1970 he had a cameo in François Truffaut's Bed and Board, playing the character of Monsieur Hulot, made famous by Tati. Source: Article "Jacques Cottin" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 02, 1922
Deathday: July 09, 2002
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Max and the Junkmen
1971-02-17
Max and the Junkmen
Overview: A detective decides to go undercover and set up a group of robbers, but he may be getting too caught up in the task at hand.
Genres: Crime Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-02-17
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Jour de Fête
1949-05-11
Jour de Fête
Overview: Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1949-05-11
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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
1953-02-25
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
Overview: Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1953-02-25
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Potatoes
1969-11-22
Potatoes
Overview: In a village in the Ardennes, during the German occupation, finding rations is becoming almost impossible. Clovis, an ordinary labourer, decides to cross the occupied zone to bring back enough potatoes to feed his family. His plan is a success but Clovis rapidly becomes obsessed with storing the precious tubers.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1969-11-22
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Bed and Board
1970-09-09
Bed and Board
Overview: Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers and giving violin lessons while Antoine fitfully works on his long-gestating novel. As Christine becomes pregnant with the couple's first child, Antoine finds himself enraptured with a young Japanese beauty. The complications change the course of their relationship forever.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1970-09-09
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