Word: tati
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...elegant little speech at the Academy Awards imbroglio the other night, Jacques Tati modestly observed that he was Hollywood's nephew, not its uncle. His gracious self-deprecation probably escaped much of the audience, so mightily absorbed in figuring its scores and misses in terms of lucre...
...Tati's tribute to early filmland farce, which differed generally from the modern product because it was not altogether unconscious, was apt as well as flattering. Some Like It Hot, unlike most recent domestic attempts, follows the tradition of Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin that Tati revered. It's a welcome arrival on the local scene...
...Uncle (French). A wicked satire on mechanized modern living by Jacques (Mr. Hulot's Holiday) Tati, who is probably the funniest funnyman in films, but in this one overdoes his wit by at least 30 minutes...
...Uncle (French). A wicked satire on mechanized modern living by Jacques (Mr. Hulot's Holiday) Tati, who is probably the funniest funnyman in films, but in this one overdoes his wit by at least 30 minutes...
...Uncle (French). Jacques Tati (Mr. Hulot's Holiday), who is probably the cinema's most gifted present practitioner of the sight gag, has produced a satire on the mechanization of modern living that is always pretty witty, although in moviemaking terms it is sometimes tatty Tati...