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M. Hulot's Holiday
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.
M. Hulot's Holiday is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio
of 1.33:1. This new digital transfer was created from a 35mm interpositive.
The sound was mastered from the magnetic tracks. Image Restoration:
Daniel Sellier; Sound restoration: Sophie Tatischeff, Specta Films;
Telecine colorist: Richard Deusy, Scanlab, Saint Cloud.
DVD
- New Digital Transfer, with restored image and sound
- Video introduction by filmmaker Terry Jones (Monty Python)
- Rene Clement's 1963 short film, Soigne ton gauche, starring Jacques
Tati
- Optional English language soundtrack, created by Jacques Tati
- New and improved English subtitle soundtrack
- Full-screen format
Curator's Comments:
Roger
Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director: Jacques
Tati
Black & White
114 minutes
Released: 1954
Rating: NR
Country: France
Language: French (English subtitles)
Genre: Comedy
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