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 how Tati bet all he had on his fourth film 'PlayTime' and how this mammoth film ended prematurely the career of a genius while also giving the world one of the most beautiful films ever made.
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Jacques Tati as Self (archive footage)
David Bellos as Self - author of 'Jacques Tati: His Life and Art'
Stéphane Goudet as Self
Frank Black as Self
Corinne Soum as Self
Steve Wasson as Self
Michael Kowalski as Self
Marie-France Siegler as Self
Martine Beugnet as Self
Mike Mills as Self
Sylvain Chomet as Self
Macha Makeïeff as Self
Russell Mael as Self
Ron Mael as Self
Ketch as Self - performance artist, Gamarjobat
United Kingdom 17 July 2009
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Jacques Tati France's unique master of comedy film was a loner and did not belong to any school except his own. He kept his distance from other directors and ...
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