Jacques Tati (1907–1982) |
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The comic genius Jacques Tati was born Taticheff, descended from a noble Russian family. His grandfather, Count Dimitri, had been a general in the Imperial Army and had served as military attaché to the Russian Embassy in Paris. His father, Emmanuel Taticheff, was a well-to-do picture framer who conducted his business in the fashionable Rue de ...
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Died:(age 75) in Paris, France |
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Writer (16 credits)
Writer (16 credits)
Faces of Paris
(TV Mini-Series) (narrative script - 1 episode, 1968) (script - 1 episode, 1968)
- Who Is Monsieur Hulot?
(1968)
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Actor (16 credits)
Actor (16 credits)
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Archive footage (17 credits)
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5 Print Biographies | 3 Interviews | 13 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Official Sites:
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Mr. Hulot | J. Tati | Zak Tati | TatiHeight:
6' 3" (1.91 m)
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[on Playtime] The images are designed so that after you see the picture two or three times, it's no longer my film, it starts to be your film. You recognize the people, you know them, and you don't even know who directed the picture. It's not a film you sign like Fellini's Roma. Playtime is nobody. I don't say that it's easy to do. The dimension of the camera is the dimension of what your eyes ... See more »Trivia:
Was voted the 46th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly. With only 9 films to his credit as director, he directed fewer films than any other director on this list of 50. See more »Trademark:
Often leaves hints about the theme of his next feature film. For example, the ending of Mon Oncle (1958) paves the way for the technology-minded Playtime (1967), and the balletic representation of cars in Playtime (1967) leads to Trafic (1971). By those standards, the film that would have followed Trafic (1971) would be about space travel or subways. See more »Star Sign:
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