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Jacques Tati (French:; born Jacques Tatischeff, pronounced; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. In an Entertainment Weekly poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted the 46th greatest of all time (out of 50), although he directed only six feature-length films.
Jacques Tati (born October 9, 1908, Le Pecq, France—died November 5, 1982, Paris) was a French filmmaker and actor who gained renown for his comic films that portrayed people in conflict with the mechanized modern world.
Jacques Tati. Writer: Playtime. The comic genius Jacques Tati was born Taticheff, descended from a noble Russian family. His grandfather, Count Dimitri, had been a general in the Imperial Army and had served as military attaché to the Russian Embassy in Paris.
A "worst-to-best" list of the films by the "King of French comedy", the "European Charlie Chaplin", Jacque Tati. With only six feature films under his belt, it is amazing how much he has accomplished with those few comedies.
Though he made only a handful of films, director, writer, and actor Jacques Tati ranks among the most beloved of all cinematic geniuses. With a background in music hall and mime performance, Tati steadily built an ever-more-ambitious movie career that ultimately raised sight-gag comedy to the level of high art.
Nov 6, 1982 · Jacques Tati, the French actor, writer and director who created the memorable bungler Hulot in ''Mr. Hulot's Holiday,'' and whose ''Mon Oncle'' won the 1958 Oscar for foreign...
Feb 26, 2020 · A lamp post, an office chair, a bird chirping, a tennis ball…all these things are elevated to a heightened status with Jacques Tati. The french actor, director, mime and comedian had a unique ability to recreate all of his everyday surroundings and present us a refreshingly innocent perspective.
Oct 27, 2014 · Tati plays a village postman who sees an American newsreel championing the superefficient U.S. mail system. His attempts to modernize his own delivery methods make for high-velocity comedy, including a blissfully funny sequence in which a drunken Tati cycles his bike into a hedge at night.
Jacques Tati (born Jacques Tatischeff; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French filmmaker, working both as a comedic actor and director. In a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly of the Greatest Movie Directors Tati was voted the 46th greatest of all time.
Jacques Tati is a chess master of modern film comedy, a creator of complex comic structures in which gag constructions and audience expectations become pawns on his cinematic board.
