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Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Mr. Hulot (Jacques Tati) takes his summer vacation at a seaside resort along with a gaggle of tourists and their children. When Hulot arrives at the resort he goes about his holiday by relaxing, and attempting to make friends with the stuffy regular tourists who take their summer holiday there.
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Aug 11, 2008 · From the moment he beanpoles his way into the lobby of a French beachfront hotel in Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot, 1953), blown in by a whistling gust of sand-laden wind, Jacques Tati's Hulot became as indelible an icon as Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp.
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati's endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati's masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Jan 5, 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 dialogue to this French-made farce about a group of vacationers at a small seaside hotel. But an unconventional form has not stood in the way of audience appreciation of the film’s ...
Apr 24, 2001 · Jacques Tati was a genius. He made few movies, each one a gem, but, in my opinion Mr. Hulot's Holiday was the very best. It has almost no dialogue, but you're never in doubt what is going on or what the characters are thinking - and it's laugh-aloud funny. I showed it to my baby-boomer son recently, a man difficult to impress.
