12 Great Parting Shots
July 16, 2012
Film Info
- France
- 1953
- 87 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- French
- Spine #110
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.
Cast
| 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 |
Credits
| 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 |
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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