SYNOPSIS: Pipe-smoking Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s wildly funny satire of vacationers determined to enjoy themselves includes a series of precisely choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers. The first entry in the Hulot series is a masterpiece of gentle slapstick.
| Monsieur Hulot | Jacques Tati |
| Martine | Nathalie Pascaud |
| The aunt | Micheline Rolla |
| Englishwoman | Valentine Camax |
| Fred | Louis Perrault |
| Commandant | André Dubois |
| Commandant's wife | Suzy Willy |
| Hotel proprietor | Lucien Frégis |
| Waiter | Raymond Carl |
| Director | Jacques Tati |
| Screenplay | Henri Marquet, Jacques Tati, Pierre Aubert and Jacques Lagrange |
| Producer | Fred Orain and Jacques Tati |
| Cinematography | Jacques Mercanton and Jean Mousselle |
| Editing | Suzanne Baron, Charles Bretoneiche and Jacques Grassi |
| Music | Alain Romans |
| Production design | Henri Schmitt |
| Sound | Roger Cosson |
By January 05, 2004
One of the most original—and hilarious—comedies ever made, M. Hulot’s Holiday has delighted and disarmed moviegoers the world over since its first appearance in 1953. There’s little in the way of plot or Read more »
By April 22, 2009
Some of you might have seen the news item on our website regarding the Jacques Tati “centennial-plus” and the exhibits around Paris paying homage to the inventive filmmaker. I had the good fortune Read more »
April 27, 2010
French animator Sylvain Chomet, whose idiosyncratic, elegant, hand-drawn style and quirky approach to narrative were introduced to American viewers in 2003’s The Triplets of Belleville, is returning to Read more »
April 06, 2009
Paris is turning into Tativille starting tomorrow, April 8, until August 2, with the Cinémathèque française’s appropriately large-scale retrospective of the famously ambitious French filmmaking Read more »
November 17, 2010
Our friend and coworker Sarah Finklea, of Janus Films, was one of a handful of industry experts asked by Moviemaker magazine to participate in an online roundtable about the importance and challenges of Read more »
June 10, 2009
There’s a cornucopia for Tati fans over at Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell’s blog, Observations on Film Art and Film Art. In a new entry, Thompson spotlights painter Jacques Lagrange, a somewhat Read more »
May 14, 2009
Here’s a definite must-read: in its latest issue, Bright Lights Film Journal features André Bazin’s essay “Fifteen Years of French Cinema,” in its first-ever English translation (by Bert Cardullo). Originally Read more »
