Jacques Tati
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Jacques Tati was a French filmmaker who lived from 1907 to 1982 and is remembered as a master of visual comedy. His films are considered important contributions to cinema history for their innovative use of physical humor and detailed observation of everyday life.
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This entry generally is for Alain Romans and/or Franck Barcellini & Alain Romans, who composed the soundtracks to Jacques Tati's films of the 50s and 60s. Alain Romans (1905, Poland – 1988) was a French jazz composer. He studied in Leipzig, Berlin, and Paris. His teachers included Vincent d'Indy. He later worked with Josephine Baker and Django Reinhardt. Romans wrote music for 12 films. The most famous of them are the films of comedian Jacques Tati, including Les Vacances de M. <a href="https:
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Jacques Tati ( French: [tati]; born Jacques Tatischeff, pronounced [tatiʃɛf]; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. In an Entertainment Weekly poll of the Greatest Movie Directors he was voted 46th (a list of the top 50 was published), though he had directed only six feature-length films.
Tati is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the 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.
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1907 births1982 deaths20th-century French comedians20th-century French male actorsCésar Honorary Award recipientsComedians from Île-de-FranceDirectors of Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award winnersFrench comedy film directorsFrench film directorsFrench male comediansFrench male film actorsFrench male television actors