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Director
Jacques Tati
Defining Films
Playtime
Mon Oncle
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Available on VHS. The best copy available is the Criterion Collection DVD, which offers the French- and English-language soundtracks. The Criterion laserdisc, from , only has the English-language track. It is widely available, also, on videotape. From the Bellos book: “The original version.with piano-solo sound track has been lost. The 16mm and 35mm copies in distribution give the remake or else the version, which is the same save for the inserted “shark-tooth” sequence in the collapsing kayak episode. Video copies available in Britain and the USA are all of the version.” Tati inserted the “shark-tooth” sequence to which Bellos refers as a parody of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws
Available on VHS. The best copy available is the Criterion Collection DVD, which offers the French- and English-language soundtracks. The Criterion laserdisc, from , only has the English-language track. It is widely available, also, on videotape. From the Bellos book: “The original version.with piano-solo sound track has been lost. The 16mm and 35mm copies in distribution give the remake or else the version, which is the same save for the inserted “shark-tooth” sequence in the collapsing kayak episode. Video copies available in Britain and the USA are all of the version.” Tati inserted the “shark-tooth” sequence to which Bellos refers as a parody of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws
Forza Bastia 78 ou l’île en f ête (-, 26 mins) An unknown Tati film referenced by Jean A Gili in Positif 480 (Feb , p. 60). Shot in and edited by Sophie Tatischeff (his daughter) over 20 years later.
Forza Bastia 78 ou l’île en f ête (-, 26 mins) An unknown Tati film referenced by Jean A Gili in Positif 480 (Feb , p. 60). Shot in and edited by Sophie Tatischeff (his daughter) over 20 years later.
Profile
Jacques Tati (French: [tati]; born Jacques Tatischeff, pronounced [tatiʃɛf]; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. In an Entertainment Weekly poll of the Greatest Movie Directors he was voted 46th (a list of the top 50 was published), though he had directed only six feature-length films. Tati is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the character Monsieur Hulot, featured in Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), Mon Oncle (1958), Playtime (1967
Filmography (27)
Playtime
Mon Oncle
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Available on VHS. The best copy available is the Criterion Collection DVD, which offers the French- and English-language soundtracks. The Criterion laserdisc, from , only has the English-language track. It is widely available, also, on videotape. From the Bellos book: “The original version.with piano-solo sound track has been lost. The 16mm and 35mm copies in distribution give the remake or else the version, which is the same save for the inserted “shark-tooth” sequence in the collapsing kayak episode. Video copies available in Britain and the USA are all of the version.” Tati inserted the “shark-tooth” sequence to which Bellos refers as a parody of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws
Available on VHS. The best copy available is the Criterion Collection DVD, which offers the French- and English-language soundtracks. The Criterion laserdisc, from , only has the English-language track. It is widely available, also, on videotape. From the Bellos book: “The original version.with piano-solo sound track has been lost. The 16mm and 35mm copies in distribution give the remake or else the version, which is the same save for the inserted “shark-tooth” sequence in the collapsing kayak episode. Video copies available in Britain and the USA are all of the version.” Tati inserted the “shark-tooth” sequence to which Bellos refers as a parody of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws
Forza Bastia 78 ou l’île en f ête (-, 26 mins) An unknown Tati film referenced by Jean A Gili in Positif 480 (Feb , p. 60). Shot in and edited by Sophie Tatischeff (his daughter) over 20 years later.
Forza Bastia 78 ou l’île en f ête (-, 26 mins) An unknown Tati film referenced by Jean A Gili in Positif 480 (Feb , p. 60). Shot in and edited by Sophie Tatischeff (his daughter) over 20 years later.
British Academy Award nominee for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music.
British Academy Award nominee for the Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music.
Trafic
winner of the Bodil Award for Best European Film
winner of the Bodil Award for Best European Film
Mon Oncle (, 35 mm.,116 minutes
Mon Oncle (, 35 mm.,116 minutes
Winner, Best Foreign Language Film, New York Film Critics Circle, Academy Awards
Winner, Best Foreign Language Film, New York Film Critics Circle, Academy Awards
Winner, Prix spécial du Jury, Cannes Film Festival
Winner, Prix spécial du Jury, Cannes Film Festival
Academy Award nominee for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
Academy Award nominee for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay.
recipient of the Prix Louis Delluc
recipient of the Prix Louis Delluc
nominee, Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
nominee, Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival
Jour de fête
L’École des facteurs
Gai Dimanche (, short, 35 minutes
Gai Dimanche (, short, 35 minutes
Oscar, champion de tennis (, short, length unknown
Oscar, champion de tennis (, short, length unknown
Winner, Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
Winner, Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
Available on DVD from the Criterion Collection. Widely available on videotape. Commonly shown in 16mm. or 35mm. Opportunities to see the 70mm. print should be seized, with haste.
Available on DVD from the Criterion Collection. Widely available on videotape. Commonly shown in 16mm. or 35mm. Opportunities to see the 70mm. print should be seized, with haste.
Available on DVD and laserdisc from the Criterion Collection. Widely available on videotape. There is, according to Bellos, a rare English-language version called My Uncle , which is unavailable on video.
Available on DVD and laserdisc from the Criterion Collection. Widely available on videotape. There is, according to Bellos, a rare English-language version called My Uncle , which is unavailable on video.
At the real-life beach where the movie was made, there stands a bronze statue of Monsieur Hulot, overlooking the beach with his hands on his hips. (see photo above
At the real-life beach where the movie was made, there stands a bronze statue of Monsieur Hulot, overlooking the beach with his hands on his hips. (see photo above
Believed to be lost.
Believed to be lost.
Available on videotape. There is also a DVD in the works from GCTHV (Gaumont/Columbia/Tristar Home Video).
Available on videotape. There is also a DVD in the works from GCTHV (Gaumont/Columbia/Tristar Home Video).
Available on VHS through The New York Film Annex
Available on VHS through The New York Film Annex
The film is about a football match between a team from Holland and (possibly) an Italian team, which is disturbed when the rain makes the field too muddy for play. A 2-minute trailer is available here
The film is about a football match between a team from Holland and (possibly) an Italian team, which is disturbed when the rain makes the field too muddy for play. A 2-minute trailer is available here
Available on the Jour de fête laserdisc through the Criterion Collection, also on the Mon Oncle DVD through the Criterion Collection, and on the Jour de fête DVD through Les Films De Ma Vie.
Available on the Jour de fête laserdisc through the Criterion Collection, also on the Mon Oncle DVD through the Criterion Collection, and on the Jour de fête DVD through Les Films De Ma Vie.