M. Hulot’s Holiday Film Still

M. Hulot’s Holiday

Jacques Tati

 
M. Hulot’s Holiday Criterion DVD

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  • France
  • 1953
  • 87 minutes
  • Black and White
  • 1.33:1
  • French
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  • Spine #110

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.

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Cast

Monsieur HulotJacques Tati
MartineNathalie Pascaud
The auntMicheline Rolla
EnglishwomanValentine Camax
FredLouis Perrault
CommandantAndré Dubois
Commandant's wifeSuzy Willy
Hotel proprietorLucien Frégis
WaiterRaymond Carl

Credits

DirectorJacques Tati
ScreenplayHenri Marquet, Jacques Tati, Pierre Aubert and Jacques Lagrange
ProducerFred Orain and Jacques Tati
CinematographyJacques Mercanton and Jean Mousselle
EditingSuzanne Baron, Charles Bretoneiche and Jacques Grassi
MusicAlain Romans
Production designHenri Schmitt
SoundRoger Cosson

Disc Features

  • Beautiful new digital transfer, with restored image and sound
  • Video introduction by writer, director and performer Terry Jones
  • René Clément’s 1936 short film, Soigne ton gauche, starring Jacques Tati
  • Optional English language soundtrack, created by Jacques Tati
  • New and improved English subtitle translation

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