Jacques Tati | |
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_-_53Fi2337.jpg) Tati c. 1961 | |
| Born | Jacques Tatischeff 9 October 1907 Le Pecq, France |
| Died | 5 November 1982 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, director |
| Spouse | Micheline Winter (1944–1982; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
Jacques Tati (French: [tati]; born Jacques Tatischeff, pronounced [tatiʃɛf]; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982)[1] was a French mime, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. In an Entertainment Weekly poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted the 46th greatest of all time (out of 50), although he directed only six feature-length films.
Tati is perhaps best known for his character Monsieur Hulot, featured in Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953), Mon Oncle (1958), Playtime (1967) and Trafic (1971). Playtime ranked 23rd in the 2022 Sight and Sound critics' poll of the greatest films ever made.[2]
As David Bellos puts it, "Tati, from l'Ecole des facteurs to Playtime, is the epitome of what an auteur is (in film theory) supposed to be: the controlling mind behind a vision of the world on film".[3]
- ^ "Jacques Tati • Great Director profile". Senses of Cinema. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "The Greatest Films of All Time". British Film Institute. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ Jacques Tati, His Life and Art, David Bellos, Random House