Jacques Tati Movies

Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact...

A French illusionist travels to Scotland to work. He meets a young woman in a small village. Their ensuing adventure in Edinburgh changes both their...

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another....

Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to...

The story of a big party during which Jacques Tati brings together audience members, performers, clowns, children, and himself.

Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features....

This is a brief bio of the life of Tati through his works. Begins with his silent period, then feature films, and shows many examples from the short...

Jacques Tati and his friend Rhum star as down-and-outs (very much their situation in reality at the time) who try to generate funds by providing an...

Interview with the French film director, conducted for television in 1978.

A 2013 Visual Essay on Playtime by Stéphane Goudet.

This short documentary from 2002, written by Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet and featuring rare archival footage, explores the genesis of...

Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local...

The somewhat indolent father Traugott Wurster looks after his six sons while his wife works in a butcher's shop. One day, when Traugott falls into a...

In France during World War I, Marthe waits for her husband, Jacques, while he fights on the front lines. Marthe then begins a tempestuous affair with...

We thought we'd seen, read, and heard everything there was to see about the Cannes Film Festival, from the glitz and gossip to the scandals and...

A sports documentary short covering the soccer match for the UEFA cup of 1978, with the French Corsican team Bastia playing against the PSV Eindhoven...

Tati Express dives into Jacques Tati's films and how they look at a changing world throughout the 20th century. It shows how modernity impacts...

The crazy rise and fall of Jacques Tati, comedy genius, actor, director and athlete of laughter. Or how the inventor of the mythical Mr. Hulot made...

Jacques Tati plays a French postman adamant to prove he can be just as fast as American postmen at delivering mail.

Roger, son of a farmer, wants to be a boxer, and gets his chance by filling in for a boxer's sparring partner. However, Roger does not know how to...