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Paris, France | Restaurant
Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters. Directed by Jacques Tati. Starring Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden in the prominent roles.
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Clumsy Monsieur Hulot finds himself perplexed by the intimidating complexity of a gadget-filled Paris. He attempts to meet with a business contact but soon becomes lost. His roundabout journey parallels that of an American tourist, and as they weave through the inventive urban environment, they intermittently meet, developing an interest in one another. They eventually get together at a chaotic restaurant, along with several other quirky characters. Directed by Jacques Tati. Starring Jacques Tati, Barbara Dennek, Rita Maiden in the prominent roles.
Best European Film Bedste europiske film | 1969 | Jacques
Director | 1969 | Jacques
Best Film | 1967 | Jacques
Best Director | 1967 | Jacques
Best Film | 1967 | Jacques
Best Film | 1967 | Jacques
The film's failure at the box office kept Jacques Tati in debt for several years.
The elaborate set of Tativille had its own roads, electrical systems and - in one of the office buildings - a fully working elevator.
For the restaurant sequence, Jacques Tati had to work out each part and direct each character separately. It took him seven weeks to shoot it. First he'd set up all the different movements in the background, then he'd set up each action in the foreground, looking through the lens while composing each shot so he could see everything at once. He had to shoot it all in sequence.
According to Jacques Tati, the star of the film is the decor.
To cut production cost cardboard cut-outs were used as extras in the background. To give them life some human extras would interact with the cut-outs.
"Barbara, Young Tourist: How do you say "drugstore" in French? Monsieur Hulot: Drugstore."
"Monsieur Hulot: [in English, to Barbara] I'll be back. Old Woman 1: [in French] What's that mean? Old Woman 2: [in French] I've no idea. Can't they use French?"
