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- Year
- 1967
- Runtime
- 155 min.
- Director
- Jacques Tati
- Genre
- Comedy
- Rating *
- 8.0
- Votes *
- 10,097
- Checks
- 5,603
- Favs
- 758
- Dislikes
- 96
- Favs/checks
- 13.5% (1:7)
- Favs/dislikes
- 8:1
Top comments
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caiman
I'm glad I saw Mr. Hulot's Holiday before this, as Tati's style takes some serious getting used to. But once I got what he was doing (about halfway through Holiday), it became a joy. Here we get the same plot-less, character-less stroll through everyday life, with mild sight gags everywhere, and every frame stuffed full of details. It's got almost a silent comedy vibe, only the focus isn't on blunt slapstick, but friendly observations. I think this one is better constructed than Holiday. The glass-walled, technology-driven aesthetic was great. The first act in the building was an absolute blast. The scene with the glass-walled apartment buildings and the televisions was cool too. And the dinner scene, while the most complex and detail-rich, went on a few minutes too long. Loved the carnival finale. I've really never seen anything else like Tati's films, but I'm anxious to see more. 9 years 6 months ago -
Rene Narciso
I loved this movie, I think it's a masterpiece, but I sorta understand how it may be disappointing to some.
I think it really helps if you don't think of it as a comedy. There are plenty of funny bits, but it's not a movie to make you laugh.
It's actually closer to a musical. Some huge, elaborated, complex musical, with magnificent sets, but the song and dance numbers are replaced by the chaos of modern urban life itself.
We get both the malignant aspects of modernity (the first part of the movie) and the benign (the second part).
Oh yeah, and this movie needs to be seen in a huge movie theater screen, not at home. 6 years 4 months ago -
deckard.
after disastrous, pedestrian and boring comedy attempts, tati finally finds his own style. well he had shown the signals of this transformation in "mon oncle", but i wasn't ready for something radical and marvellous as this. (it even becomes a little fellini-style during that ambitious restaurant scene)
finally bringing the antics of badly done slapstick to a minimum and creating a fantastic fusion of "modern day architecture and human interaction within", tati achieves something remarkable here. some shots seem like downright out of edward hopper paintings. i'm pretty sure roy andersson used this movie's color palette and general atmosphere as a blueprint for his movies.
and dissolving the not-so-likeable hulot character nearly into another extra in the crowd and making the whole setting the main character, tati hits another bullseye.
to cut it short, this is a movie that will never, ever lose its appeal and significance unlike tati's former bland works. 1 year 10 months ago
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