Tag: Jacques Tati
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Jacques Tati, born Jacques Tatischeff in 1907 in Le Pecq, France, is widely regarded as one of the most influential French filmmakers and comedians of the 20th century. His 1958 masterpiece Mon Oncle won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1959.
Comedy genius, Jacques Tati: France’s answer to Mr Bean – in pictures
Jacques Tati became one of France’s best-loved film directors and actors with his bumbling character Monsieur Hulot. Here, we feature stills from some of his best-loved films [ . . . ]
See all pictures at: Comedy genius, Jacques Tati: France’s answer to Mr Bean – in pictures | French Film First | The Guardian
Criterion Discovery: Mon Oncle
Mon Oncle is a French comedy film released in 1958 by Jacques Tati. There are two Criterion versions; the first released in 2001 now out of print, and the second as part of The Complete Jacques Tati Criterion set in 2014 (Spine #729). It is one of three of Tati’s films (and the first in colour) centered on a lovable, bumbling mime-like character Monsieur Hulot. Mon Oncle is his most widely celebrated work, receiving both the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and Special Prize at the Cannes Film Festival among other awards. […]
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