The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael HouseDirector
- Michael HouseWriter
- Juliette AndrewsWriter
Cast
- Jacques TatiSelf (archive footage)
- David BellosSelf - author of 'Jacques Tati: His Life and Art'
- Stéphane GoudetSelf
- Frank BlackSelf
- Corinne SoumSelf
- Steve WassonSelf
- Michael KowalskiSelf
- Marie-France SieglerSelf
- Martine BeugnetSelf
- Mike MillsSelf
- Sylvain ChometSelf
- Macha MakeïeffSelf