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1967 · TMDB 7.7
Directed by Jacques Tati
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters.
Why it matters
Jacques Tati's most ambitious film, built on a vast set he called Tativille, in which the human body becomes a small, confused object moving through modernist architecture. The comedy comes from physical mismatch: people too large for their surroundings, gestures that miss their...
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Released
- 1967-12-13
- Studio
- Jolly Film
- Country
- France
- Language
- German
- TMDB score
- 7.7
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