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 ... See full bio »

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(age 75) in Paris, France

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Known For

Playtime
Playtime Writer
(1967)
Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot
Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot Writer
(1953)
Mon oncle
Mon oncle Writer
(1958)
Jour de fête
Jour de fête Writer
(1949)
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 2010 L'illusionniste (original screenplay)
 2002 Forza Bastia (Documentary short)
 1974 Parade (TV Movie)
 1971 Trafic (original scenario)
  Faces of Paris (TV Mini-Series) (narrative script - 1 episode, 1968) (script - 1 episode, 1968)
- Who Is Monsieur Hulot? (1968) ... (narrative script) / (script)
 1967 Cours du soir (Short)
 1967 Playtime (original screenplay)
 1958 Mon oncle (written by)
 1953 Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot (dialogue) / (screenplay) / (story)
 1949 Jour de fête (writer)
 1947 L'école des facteurs (Short)
 1938 Retour à la terre (Short) (writer)
 1936 Soigne ton gauche (Short) (uncredited)
 1935 Gai dimanche! (Short) (scenario - as Tati)
 1934 On demande une brute (Short) (scenario and dialogue - as J. Tati)
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5 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 3 Interviews | 13 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Mr. Hulot | J. Tati | Zak Tati | Tati

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Playtime] There's no star, no one person is important, everybody is; you are as important as I can be. It's a democracy of gags and comics - the personality of people regarding an architecture that people have decided for us to live in, without asking us whether we agree or not. In the end, we all win in the sense that we still talk to each other; if anything goes wrong, we're still partners,... See more »

Trivia:

Interviewed in "World Directors in Dialogue" by Bert Cardullo (Scarecrow Press, 2011). 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 »

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Libra
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