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Jour de fête (1949)
7.2/10on IMDb
Released
Keep an eye on the cyclist and the man cutting hay. An unseen wasp links them, and your ear tells you where the next joke is before the people onscreen have worked it out. The village postman's determination to speed up delivery gives all that small-scale bustle a wonderfully silly purpose.
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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
7.3/10on IMDb
Released
You hear the sputter of Hulot's car before you lay eyes on him. That sets the rhythm for a seaside comedy full of entrances and interruptions. Listen for the kitchen door, too. Tati gives a noise most movies would cut the timing of a punch line.
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Mon Oncle (1958)
7.6/10on IMDb
Released
At Villa Arpel, a fish fountain makes entertaining guests look like an operating procedure. Watch how the house dictates the way people walk and where they stand. It's the easiest Tati movie to start with if you want domestic comedy you can read in a single wide shot.
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PlayTime (1967)
7.8/10on IMDb
Released
Let your eyes wander during the restaurant sequence. The red wings of a model airplane behind the bar start to droop, and that spot of color gives you a chance to catch a joke you could easily miss in the commotion. This is a comedy you can watch twice and spend half the second viewing looking somewhere else.
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Trafic (1971)
7.0/10on IMDb
Released
Hulot is meant to get a gadget-filled camper to an auto show in Amsterdam. The delays are the reason to watch. Each time someone tries to get the trip back on schedule, Tati finds another way for people and their machines to work at cross purposes.
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Parade (1974)
6.0/10on IMDb
Released
Tati hosts a circus show and gives the people in the seats enough attention to make them part of the act. Look from the performers to the audience and back. After the crowds of PlayTime, it's fun to see how much he can do with the small gap between a ring and its first row.
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