Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953)
(Monsieur Hulot's Holiday)
Country: FR
Technical: bw 91m
Director: Jacques Tati
Cast: Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Michèle Rolla, Valentine Camax
Synopsis:
Genteel, eccentric Monsieur Hulot motors in his distinctive roadster to a seaside resort frequented predominantly by post-war affluent Brits and Americans, experiencing various incidents and alienating all but the most discerning of his fellow holidaymakers.
Review:
A series of sketch ideas, not all of which work terribly well but whose cumulative effect carries a certain innocent charm. The tennis sequence is justly celebrated but, like all the others, is entirely inconsequential. Meanwhile the repetitious jazzy music track will grate on all but the most endeared of listeners. As an acknowledged classic it's decidedly creaky but as a socio-cultural document it's a fascinating snapshot of the beginnings of the foreign holiday phenomenon.
(Monsieur Hulot's Holiday)
Country: FR
Technical: bw 91m
Director: Jacques Tati
Cast: Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Michèle Rolla, Valentine Camax
Synopsis:
Genteel, eccentric Monsieur Hulot motors in his distinctive roadster to a seaside resort frequented predominantly by post-war affluent Brits and Americans, experiencing various incidents and alienating all but the most discerning of his fellow holidaymakers.
Review:
A series of sketch ideas, not all of which work terribly well but whose cumulative effect carries a certain innocent charm. The tennis sequence is justly celebrated but, like all the others, is entirely inconsequential. Meanwhile the repetitious jazzy music track will grate on all but the most endeared of listeners. As an acknowledged classic it's decidedly creaky but as a socio-cultural document it's a fascinating snapshot of the beginnings of the foreign holiday phenomenon.
(Monsieur Hulot's Holiday)
Country: FR
Technical: bw 91m
Director: Jacques Tati
Cast: Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Michèle Rolla, Valentine Camax
Synopsis:
Genteel, eccentric Monsieur Hulot motors in his distinctive roadster to a seaside resort frequented predominantly by post-war affluent Brits and Americans, experiencing various incidents and alienating all but the most discerning of his fellow holidaymakers.
Review:
A series of sketch ideas, not all of which work terribly well but whose cumulative effect carries a certain innocent charm. The tennis sequence is justly celebrated but, like all the others, is entirely inconsequential. Meanwhile the repetitious jazzy music track will grate on all but the most endeared of listeners. As an acknowledged classic it's decidedly creaky but as a socio-cultural document it's a fascinating snapshot of the beginnings of the foreign holiday phenomenon.