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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
February 25, 19531h 27mFR
6.9
521 votes
Overview
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
Director
Jacques TatiWriters
Where to Watch
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Rent
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
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Production Companies
DisCinaSpecta FilmsCady Films
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0Anyone remember the “Huggetts”? Well I reckon Jacques Tati had similar frolics in mind when he despatched “M. Hulot” on holiday just a few years after they had had their own holiday camp experience. Unlike them, though, “Hulot” has the seaside to serve as the foil for his dead-pan, slapstick, escapades as his arrival at a hitherto peaceful resort causes an equal measure of mayhem and havoc. Right from the outset in his glorified jalopy, you just know that this has comedic disaster written all over it and true to expectations, that is what we get. His unique style of playing tennis raises murmu…
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