Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

1953 · Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

Directed by

Jacques Tati, Jacques Tati

Starring

Nathalie Pascaud, Louis Pérault, Micheline Rolla

Runtime

1h 27m

Country

USA

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.