Jacques Tati
Also Known As: 雅克·塔蒂, Жак Тати, Jacques Tatischeff, 자끄 타티, 자크 타티
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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Le Pecq, Yvelines, France
Birthday: October 09, 1907
Deathday: November 04, 1982
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Mon Oncle
Overview: Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1958-05-10
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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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PlayTime
Overview: Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-12-13
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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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Les Rois de la comédie
Overview: At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”, Bourvil with “The Hunchback”, Jacques Tati with “My Uncle” and Louis de Funès with “Oscar” at the theater. On the big screen or on stage, each of these artists has a unique style of humor. They are the kings of French comedy. But how did they manage to become true box office champions? How did they experience their immense popularity? How do they still influence the comedy genre? And above all, are- are they funny in life? Where is the line between their character in the cinema and their real personality?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-01-01
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Trafic
Overview: Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1971-04-16
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Sylvia and the Ghost
Overview: A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmother's love. On her sixteenth birthday, her father hires three men who pretend to be the ghost of the suitor to entertain her. Little do they know, the ghost of the suitor himself is roaming the castle halls.
Genres: Fantasy Romance Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1946-02-06
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Devil in the Flesh
Overview: In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with 17-year-old François, with whom she had a dalliance before marrying Jacques. Jealous François struggles with the fact that Marthe is married, while she tries to prove her devotion to her young, hotheaded lover. Things become even more complex when Marthe becomes pregnant with Jacques' baby.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1947-09-22
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School for Postmen
Overview: Jacques Tati plays a French postman adamant to prove he can be just as fast as American postmen at delivering mail.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1947-01-01
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Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
Overview: The crazy rise and fall of Jacques Tati, comedy genius, actor, director and athlete of laughter. Or how the inventor of the mythical Mr. Hulot made France laugh, then the world, flying from success to success, rising higher and higher, until he came a little too close to the sun.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-11-19
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Parade
Overview: For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves as master of ceremonies. Though it features many spectacles, including clowns, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and more, Parade also focuses on the spectators, making this stripped-down work a testament to the communion between audience and entertainment.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1974-12-18
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Evening Classes
Overview: Jacques Tati teaches an acting class about the subtleties of certain types of people to a group of eager (but not very talented) students.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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Watch Your Left
Overview: Roger, son of a farmer, wants to be a boxer, and gets his chance by filling in for a boxer's sparring partner. However, Roger does not know how to box and reads a rule book while in the ring.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1936-08-20
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The Magnificent Tati
Overview: 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 how Tati bet all he had on his fourth film 'PlayTime' and how this mammoth film ended prematurely the career of a genius while also giving the world one of the most beautiful films ever made.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-07-17
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Fun Sunday
Overview: Jacques Tati and his friend Rhum star as down-and-outs (very much their situation in reality at the time) who try to generate funds by providing an impromptu leisure tour in a rickety bus they wangle use of for free.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1935-09-27
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Brute Wanted
Overview: A tall, shy and reserved young actor accidentally signs himself up for a wrestling match.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1934-02-01
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Tati Story
Overview: 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 films on this disc. For someone with such a limited output of work, his reach and genius was limitless.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-04-06
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In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot
Overview: Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's alter ego, Monsieur Hulot, through archival interviews, on-set footage, photos, and film clips.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1989-10-22
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Il était une fois... « Mon Oncle »
Overview: Television documentary about the making of Jacques Tati's 1958 film "Mon oncle".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-06-01
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In the Ring
Overview: In this 2013 visual essay, Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet discusses how the filmmaker’s appreciation for the circus, clowns, and mime humor is reflected in PARADE, and analyzes the film’s various comedic acts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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À l'américaine
Overview: Documentary analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1949 film "Jour de fete". Goudet tracks the evolution of Tati’s comedy stylings, from their origins in the short films where he first appeared through his ambitious feature productions.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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Jour de fête: In Search of the Lost Color
Overview: Episode of the French television series "Cinéma Cinémas" which documents the discovery of the negatives that led to the completion of the color version of Jacques Tati’s 1949 film "Jour de fête".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1988-02-28
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Ciné regards: Jacques Tati
Overview: Interview with the French film director, conducted for television in 1978.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1978-04-05
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Monsieur Hulot's Work
Overview: Interview with French director Jacques Tati, focusing on his on-screen persona, Monsieur Hulot. Produced for the British television series "Omnibus".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-13
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Tativille
Overview: Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British television program "Tempo International".
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-05-08
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Beyond 'PlayTime'
Overview: This short documentary from 2002, written by Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet and featuring rare archival footage, explores the genesis of the director’s hugely ambitious 1967 film production.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-05-01
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The Illusionist
Overview: A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their ensuing adventure in Edinburgh changes both their lives forever.
Genres: Animation Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-06-16
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Tati Express
Overview: Tati Express dives into Jacques Tati's films and how they look at a changing world throughout the 20th century. It shows how modernity impacts human-beings and goes through that amazing body of work at 100 mph.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-12-21
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Like Home
Overview: A 2013 Visual Essay on Playtime by Stéphane Goudet.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-01
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The Sparks Brothers
Overview: Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.
Genres: Documentary Music Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-06-18
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