Items6The creator’s order
  1. 1Jour de fête (1949)Jour de fête (1949) 7.2/10 on IMDbReleased May 11, 1949Keep 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.0
  2. 2Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased Feb 25, 1953You 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.0
  3. 3Mon Oncle (1958)Mon Oncle (1958) 7.6/10 on IMDbReleased May 10, 1958At 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.0
  4. 4PlayTime (1967)PlayTime (1967) 7.8/10 on IMDbReleased Dec 13, 1967Let 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…0
  5. 5Trafic (1971)Trafic (1971) 7.0/10 on IMDbReleased Apr 16, 1971Hulot 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.0
  6. 6Parade (1974)Parade (1974) 6.0/10 on IMDbReleased Dec 18, 1974Tati 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.0