Jacques Tati Movies

This is a brief bio of the life of Tati through his works. Begins with his silent period, then feature films, and shows many examples from the short...

The somewhat indolent father Traugott Wurster looks after his six sons while his wife works in a butcher's shop. One day, when Traugott falls into a...

A sports documentary short covering the soccer match for the UEFA cup of 1978, with the French Corsican team Bastia playing against the PSV Eindhoven...

Tati plays a comedy teacher and explains the basic rules of comedy to some rather slow-witted students, illustrating his points with demonstrations.

Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's alter ego, Monsieur Hulot, through archival...

Tati Express dives into Jacques Tati's films and how they look at a changing world throughout the 20th century. It shows how modernity impacts...

This documentary traces Jacques Tati's rise from the Parisian Music-Hall stage to his Oscar winning films of the 1950s, the documentary then explains...

A delightful update of Jacques Tati’s classic Les Vacances de M. Hulot (Mr. Hulot’s Holidays). Seagulls squawk, waves crash and swimmers...

Interview with French director Jacques Tati, focusing on his on-screen persona, Monsieur Hulot. Produced for the British television series "Omnibus".

Roger, son of a farmer, wants to be a boxer, and gets his chance by filling in for a boxer's sparring partner. However, Roger does not know how to...

Documentary analysis of French director Jacques Tati's 1949 film "Jour de fete". Goudet tracks the evolution of Tati’s comedy stylings, from...

In this 2013 visual essay, Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet discusses how the filmmaker’s appreciation for the circus, clowns, and...

A veritable anthology of themes dear to Tati, this documentary traces the life and work of this strange character, the initiator of a poetic...

Interview with Jacques Tati on the set of his 1967 film "PlayTime". Produced for the British television program "Tempo International".