Jacques Tati
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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 15.893 |
| Birthday | 1907-10-09 |
| Place of Birth | Le Pecq, Yvelines, France |
| Also Known As | 雅克·塔蒂, Жак Тати, Jacques Tatischeff, 자끄 타티, 자크 타티, |
1958
Mon Oncle
7.382/519
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 th...
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Mon Oncle
1953
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
6.983/433
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s...
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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
1967
PlayTime
7.753/545
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but...
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PlayTime
1949
Jour de Fête
7.093/205
Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabita...
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Jour de Fête
1971
Trafic
7.185/168
Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Alon...
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Trafic
1946
Sylvia and the Ghost
6.7/21
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 h...
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Sylvia and the Ghost
1947
Devil in the Flesh
6.3/29
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...
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Devil in the Flesh
1947
School for Postmen
7.07/71
Jacques Tati plays a French postman adamant to prove he can be just as fast as American postmen at delivering mail.
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School for Postmen
1974
Parade
5.6/45
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 sp...
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Parade
1967
Evening Classes
6.4/43
Jacques Tati teaches an acting class about the subtleties of certain types of people to a group of eager (but not very talented) students.
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Evening Classes
1936
Watch Your Left
5.7/38
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...
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Watch Your Left
2009
The Magnificent Tati
7/2
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...
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The Magnificent Tati
1935
Fun Sunday
5.8/24
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 im...
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Fun Sunday
1934
Brute Wanted
5.4/17
A tall, shy and reserved young actor accidentally signs himself up for a wrestling match.
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Brute Wanted
2002
Tati Story
5.8/4
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 f...
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Tati Story
1978
Ciné regards: Jacques Tati
0/0
Interview with the French film director, conducted for television in 1978.
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Ciné regards: Jacques Tati
2002
Beyond 'PlayTime'
0/0
This short documentary from 2002, written by Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet and featuring rare archival footage, explores the genesis of the dir...
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Beyond 'PlayTime'
1976
Monsieur Hulot's Work
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Interview with French director Jacques Tati, focusing on his on-screen persona, Monsieur Hulot. Produced for the British television series "Omnibus".
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Monsieur Hulot's Work
1966
Tativille
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Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British television program "Tempo International".
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Tativille
2010
The Illusionist
7.235/582
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 l...
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The Illusionist
2015
Tati Express
7.3/3
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-b...
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Tati Express
2013
Like Home
0/0
A 2013 Visual Essay on Playtime by Stéphane Goudet.
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Like Home
2021
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
7.3/6
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 Fr...
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Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
1989
In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot
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Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's alter ego, Monsieur Hulot, through archival interv...
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In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot
2008
Il était une fois... « Mon Oncle »
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Television documentary about the making of Jacques Tati's 1958 film "Mon oncle".
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Il était une fois... « Mon Oncle »
2013
In the Ring
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In this 2013 visual essay, Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet discusses how the filmmaker’s appreciation for the circus, clowns, and mime humor is r...
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In the Ring
2013
À l'américaine
6/1
Documentary analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1949 film "Jour de fete". Goudet tracks the evolution of Tati’s comedy stylings, from their ori...
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À l'américaine
1988
Jour de fête: In Search of the Lost Color
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Episode of the French television series "Cinéma Cinémas" which documents the discovery of the negatives that led to the completion of the color versio...
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Jour de fête: In Search of the Lost Color
2023
Fernandel, Jacques Tati, Bourvil, Louis de Funès - Les Rois de la comédie
9/1
At the end of the 1950s, four humor specialists simultaneously experienced recognition. Fernandel with “The Cow and the Prisoner”, Bourvil with “The H...
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