Jacques Tati (1907–1982)

Writer | Actor | Director

The comic genius Jacques Tati was born Taticheff, descended from a noble Russian family. His ...

Born: October 9, 1907
Died: November 4, 1982 (age 75)

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Filmography

Known For

Playtime Writer (1967)
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday Writer (1953)
Mon Oncle Writer (1958)
Known For

Jour de Fête Writer (1949)
Writer

The Illusionist (2010)
Forza Bastia (2002)
Mein Onkel Theodor oder Wie man viel Geld im Schlaf verdient (1975)
Parade (1974)
Trafic (1971)
Faces of Paris (1968)
Evening Class (1967)
Playtime (1967)
Mon Oncle (1958)
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
Jour de Fête (1949)
The School for Postmen (1947)
Retour à la terre (1938)
Watch Your Left (1936)
Gai dimanche! (1935)
Writer

On demande une brute (1934)
Actor

Parade Circus performer (1974)
Trafic Monsieur Hulot (1971)
Evening Class Monsieur Hulot (1967)
Playtime Monsieur Hulot (1967)
Mon Oncle Monsieur Hulot (1958)
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday Monsieur Hulot (1953)
Jour de Fête François le facteur (1949)
The School for Postmen Postman (1947)
Devil in the Flesh Un officier au bar (1947)
Sylvie et le fantôme The Ghost of Alain de Francigny (1946)
Retour à la terre (1938)
Watch Your Left Roger (1936)
Gai dimanche! (1935)
On demande une brute Roustabat (1934)
Actor

Oscar, champion de tennis (1932)
Director

Forza Bastia (2002)
Parade (1974)
Trafic (1971)
Playtime (1967)
Mon Oncle (1958)
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
Jour de Fête (1949)
Director

The School for Postmen (1947)
Producer

Mon Oncle (1958)
Producer

Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
Archive footage

Rembob'Ina (2020)
Blow up (2018)
Journeys Through French Cinema (2017)
Tati Express (2015)
American Style (2014)
Compression (2014)
Cinéphiles de notre temps (2012)
The Illusionist (2010)
The Magnificent Tati (2009)
Farewell De Gaulle, Farewell (2009)
Il était une fois... (2008)
Tage und Nächte in Paris (2004)
Graffiti 60 (2004)
Jacques Tati, le rire démocratique (2002)
Tati story (2002)
Au-delà de 'Play Time' (2002)
The Revue (2002)
Histoires de festival (2002)
The Story of Bean (1997)
Les couleurs de 'Jour de fête' (1995)
Funny Business (1992)
Archive footage

L'Oeil du cyclone (1992)
Ciné regards (1981)
Editor

Trafic (1971)

Videos

Awards

Did You Know

Trivia

Son of Russian father Georges-Emmanuel Tatischeff and Dutch mother Marcelle Claire Van Hoof.

Quotes

[at the 1959 Academy Awards] I find that the people who speak the worst English want to talk more than the others.

Trademark

Often leaves hints about the theme of his next feature film. For example, the ending of Mon Oncle (1958) paves the way for the technology-minded Playtime (1967), and the balletic representation of cars in Playtime (1967) leads to Trafic (1971). By ...