Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)

• Comedy

Overview

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.

Cast

Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Louis Pérault, Micheline Rolla, Valentine Camax, André Dubois, Lucien Frégis, Raymond Carl