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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

Original title: Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot
  • 1953
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
21K
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Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
SlapstickComedy

Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation and accidentally, but good-naturedly, causes havoc.Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation and accidentally, but good-naturedly, causes havoc.Monsieur Hulot comes to a beachside hotel for a vacation and accidentally, but good-naturedly, causes havoc.

  • Director
    • Jacques Tati
  • Writers
    • Jacques Tati
    • Henri Marquet
    • Pierre Aubert
  • Stars
    • Jacques Tati
    • Nathalie Pascaud
    • Micheline Rolla
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jacques Tati
    • Writers
      • Jacques Tati
      • Henri Marquet
      • Pierre Aubert
    • Stars
      • Jacques Tati
      • Nathalie Pascaud
      • Micheline Rolla
    • 114User reviews
    • 80Critic reviews
    • 90Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Jacques Tati
    Jacques Tati
    • Monsieur Hulot
    Nathalie Pascaud
    Nathalie Pascaud
    • Martine
    Micheline Rolla
    Micheline Rolla
    • The Aunt
    • (as Michèle Rolla)
    Valentine Camax
    • Englishwoman
    Lucien Frégis
    Lucien Frégis
    • Hotel Proprietor
    • (as Lucien Fregis)
    Suzy Willy
    Suzy Willy
    • Commandant's Wife
    Marguerite Gérard
    • Strolling Woman
    Louis Pérault
    Louis Pérault
    • Fred
    André Dubois
    André Dubois
    • Commandant
    Raymond Carl
    Raymond Carl
    • Waiter
    René Lacourt
    René Lacourt
    • Strolling Man
    Nicole Chomo
    Nicole Chomo
    • Denise - Girl Scout with Backpack
    Édouard Francomme
    • Restaurant Patron
    Georges Adlin
    • South American
    • (uncredited)
    Pierre Aubert
    • The Young Intellectual
    • (uncredited)
    César Baldaccini
    César Baldaccini
    • Bearded Camper
    • (uncredited)
    Michèle Brabo
    Michèle Brabo
    • Holidaymaker
    • (uncredited)
    Pierre Clauzel
    • Holidaymaker on Beach
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jacques Tati
    • Writers
      • Jacques Tati
      • Henri Marquet
      • Pierre Aubert
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    • Trivia
      Jacques Tati recounted later in life that he had been heavily criticized for perceived weak dialogue when this film came out. Tati claimed that his intention was to make the dialogue as realistic as possible (thus, simple or boring) to capture the banality of real vacationers.
    • Goofs
      When Hulot first enters the hotel and closes the door behind himself, his cap is on his head when he bends to pick up his suitcase; when he straightens, the cap is in his hand with the suitcase.
    • Quotes

      Opening Titles: Mr. Hulot is off for a week by the sea. Take a seat behind his camera, and you can spend it with him. Don't look for a plot, for a holiday is meant purely for fun, and if you look for it, you will find more fun in ordinary life than in fiction.

    • Crazy credits
      Prologue to restored film (part1/2):  "Mr. Hulot's Holiday, Jacques Tati's second feature film, was released in Paris on February 27th, 1953. On that day, Mr. Hulot was born. First in 1962, and later on in 1978, Tati worked on his film again. He re-edited it, cut some shots out, lengthened a few others, re-orchestrated the score and remixed the sound. Thus, over a period of 25 years, he continued to create the world of his main character.   The film was released around the world. The original elements were damaged and weakened by the repeated re-editing process, as well as by numerous changes performed by the director."
    • Alternate versions
      Original French version is ca. 18 minutes longer than the US version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Omnibus: Monsieur Hulot's Work (1976)

    User reviews114

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    7/10

    Amusing and lively movie with enjoyable humor

    The picture deals with Mister Hulot going to a holiday resort where he accidentally originates destruction and disaster . The movie is plentiful of original sketches . From the beginning to the end the good humor and bland comedy are continued . The film blends tongue-in-cheek , irony , giggles , joy , jokes , social critical and is pretty bemusing and entertaining .

    In spite of runtime is overlong , the run is two hours and some , isn't boring neither tiring but funny . The gentle humor developed in the film is clever and thoughtful and the comic numbers vary between slapstick and surrealist . The argument is plain and simple though is only set in a hotel and beach isn't dreary . Jacques Tati is extraordinary as Mister Hulot , character he'll repeat in a sequel : ¨My uncle¨ . Direction and interpretation by Jacques Tati is magnificent and excellent . Alain Romain's score ( habitual musician of Tati ) is agreeable and cheerful . The motion picture received awesome reviews and deserves the complete knowledge because there are amount chuckles and entertainment . The picture is nowadays considered a European cult film .
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    • Jul 4, 2005
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    • Release date
      • June 16, 1954 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Mr. Hulot's Holiday
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel de la Plage - 37 rue Commandant Charcot, Saint-Marc-sur-Mer, Loire-Atlantique, France(hotel)
    • Production companies
      • Discina Film
      • Cady Films
      • Specta Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $257,006
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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