Tati is perhaps best known for his character Monsieur Hulot, featured in Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), Mon Oncle (1958), Playtime (1967) and Trafic (1971). Playtime ranked 23rd in the 2022 Sight and Sound critics' poll of the greatest films ever made. [2]

Jacques Tati. Writer: Playtime. 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.

Jacques Tati (born October 9, 1908, Le Pecq, France—died November 5, 1982, Paris) was a French filmmaker and actor who gained renown for his comic films that portrayed people in conflict with the mechanized modern world.

In the surrogate character of the sweet and bumbling, eternally umbrella-toting and pipe-smoking Monsieur Hulot, Tati invented a charming symbol of humanity lost in a relentlessly modernizing modern age.

En Jacques Tati, cheval et cavalier, tout Paris verra vivante la créature fabuleuse : le Centaure !” Malgré l’opposition paternelle, il part en 1936 en tournée avec Marie Dubas et la troupe de l’ABC. Il est désigné par certains journaux comme « la révélation de l’année ».

Jacques Tati (French: [tati]; born Jacques Tatischeff, pronounced [tatiʃɛf]; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) [1] was a French mime, filmmaker and actor. During his career, he only directed nine movies. His career lasted from 1931 until his death.

An in-depth biography of the film actor and writer Jacques Tati, and a complete list of the artist's films, with links to movie reviews. Jacques Tati 1907-1982

Nov 6, 1982 · Jacques Tati, the French actor, writer and director who created the memorable bungler Hulot in ''Mr. Hulot's Holiday,'' and whose ''Mon Oncle'' won the 1958 Oscar for foreign picture,...

Jacques Tati: His Life and Art is a biography of the French filmmaker, actor and comedian Jacques Tati by the English writer David Bellos.

Jacques Tati is a French filmmaker made famous internationally for his comedies. Although he only made eight films in forty years, he is regarded as one of the great French filmmakers, and his comedic influence is found far and wide. His success has mainly been posthumous, so much so that his films are still being produced today.