Actor · Director
Jacques Tati
1907 – 1982
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 9 October 1907, Le Pecq, Yvelines, France
- Died
- 4 November 1982
- Known for
- Jour de Fête, Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, Mon Oncle
Jacques Tati was a French director and comic actor, best known for creating the gentle, bumbling Monsieur Hulot. His sparsely spoken, visually intricate comedies satirise modern life and technology. Despite a small body of work, he is regarded as one of cinema's great comic stylists.
Where to start
Jour de Fête (1949)Log in to add it to the library
His first feature as director, a village-postman comedy that established his physical humour and visual style.
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)In the library
Introduced Monsieur Hulot and made Tati an international star.
Mon Oncle (1958)Full guide
Hulot clashes with a rigidly modern household; a satire of mechanised living that won an Oscar.
PlayTime (1967)Full guide
His most ambitious film, set in a vast glass-and-steel Paris; a costly project now seen as a masterpiece.
Trafic (1971)In the library
The last full Hulot film, a comedy about car culture and travel.
Their films in the library
Awards
- 1958 – Special Jury Prize at Cannes (Mon Oncle)
- 1959 – Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (Mon Oncle)
The full list · 34
- 1934Brute WantedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as M. Roustabat
- 1935Fun SundayLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 1936Watch Your LeftLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Roger
- 1946School for PostmenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Postman · Director
- 1946Sylvia and the GhostLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ghost of Alain de Francigny
- 1947Devil in the FleshLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Officer at the bar
- 1949Jour de FêteLog in to add it to the libraryActor as François, the postman · Director
- 1953Monsieur Hulot's HolidayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monsieur Hulot · Director
- 1958Mon OncleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monsieur Hulot · Director
- 1966TativilleLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self - Interviewee
- 1967PlayTimeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monsieur Hulot · Director
- 1967Evening ClassesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monsieur Hulot
- 1967Tati ShortsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1971TraficLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monsieur Hulot · Director
- 1974ParadeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monsieur Loyal · Director
- 1976Monsieur Hulot's WorkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self - Interviewee
- 1978Forza BastiaLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1978Ciné regards: Jacques TatiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self - Interviewee
- 1988Jour de fête: In Search of the Lost ColorLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 1989In the Footsteps of Monsieur HulotLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2002Tati StoryLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2002Beyond 'PlayTime'Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2002Jacques Tati, le rire démocratiqueLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Il était une fois... « Mon Oncle »Log in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2009The Magnificent TatiLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2009TatitudeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monsieur Hulot (archive footage)
- 2010The IllusionistLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Monsieur Hulot (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2013À l'américaineLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2013In the RingLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Like HomeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2015Tati ExpressLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Jacques Tati, tombé de la luneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Morceaux de CannesLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2023Les Rois de la comédieLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
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