DVD SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES
New digital restorations of all six feature films
New digital restorations of all seven short films
Two alternate versions of Jour de fête, a partly colorized 1964 version and the full-color 1994 rerelease version
Original 1953 theatrical release version of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
My Uncle, the version of Mon oncle that director Jacques Tati created for English-language audiences
Introductions by actor and comedian Terry Jones to Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Mon oncle, and PlayTime
Archival interviews with Tati
In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot, a 1989 documentary about Tati’s beloved alter ego
Five visual essays by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet
New interview with film scholar Michel Chion on the sound design of Tati’s films
“Jour de fête”: In Search of the Lost Color, a 1988 documentary on the process of realizing Tati’s original color vision for that film
Once Upon a Time . . . “Mon oncle,” a 2008 documentary about the making of that film
Everything Is Beautiful, a 2005 piece on the fashion, furniture, and architecture of Mon oncle
Selected-scene commentaries on PlayTime by Goudet, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and critic Philip Kemp
Tativille, a documentary shot on the set of PlayTime
Beyond “PlayTime,” a short 2002 documentary featuring on-set footage
An Homage to Jacques Tati, a 1982 French TV program featuring Tati friend and set designer Jacques Lagrange
Audio interview with Tati from the U.S. premiere of PlayTime at the 1972 San Francisco International Film Festival
Interview with PlayTime script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot from 2006
Tati Story, a short biographical film from 2002
Professor Goudet’s Lessons, a 2013 classroom lecture by Goudet on Tati’s films
Alternate English-language soundtracks for Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday and PlayTime
New English subtitle translations
PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics David Cairns, James Quandt, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and Kristin Ross
The Complete Jacques Tati (Criterion Collection) On Blu-Ray
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Actor : Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Guy Decomble, Maria Kimberley, Barbara Dennek
Director: Jacques Tati
Genre: Foreign Video - French
Year: N/A
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
Length: 600
Released: October 28, 2014
Rating: Unrated (Video)
Format: Blu-Ray
Misc: Black & White / Color
Language:French
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
This presentation of comic genius Jacques Tati's filmography begins with the French writer/director's feature debut "Jour De Fete" (1948), in which Tati plays a postman engaged in comic attempts to make his service state-of-the-art. Tati introduced his most famous character in the nearly dialogue-free "Monsieur Hulot's Holiday" (1954), an homage to silent comedy set in a peaceful seaside resort. Tati's first color film "Mon Oncle" (1958) finds the odd-walking Mr. Hulot trying to cope with his brother-in-law's mechanized house. In Paris, Gallic everyman Hulot gets caught up in chaos with American tourists in "Playtime" (1967). Calamities ensue when Hulot gets behind the wheel of a gadget-laden camping vehicle, in "Trafic" (1971). Tati is a circus performer in "Parade" (1974), as two children go behind the scenes at a provincial circus. Twelve-disc set also includes all six Tati short films, the soccer documentary "Forza Bastia" (1978) completed posthumously by Tati's daughter, and much more. 10 hrs. total. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; interviews; more. In French with English subtitles.
Special Features
Actor : Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Guy Decomble, Maria Kimberley, Barbara Dennek
Director: Jacques Tati
Genre: Foreign Video - French
Year: N/A
Studio: Criterion Collection (Direct)
Length: 600
Released: October 28, 2014
Rating: Unrated (Video)
Format: Blu-Ray
Misc: Black & White / Color
Language:French
Subtitles : English
DESCRIPTION:
This presentation of comic genius Jacques Tati's filmography begins with the French writer/director's feature debut "Jour De Fete" (1948), in which Tati plays a postman engaged in comic attempts to make his service state-of-the-art. Tati introduced his most famous character in the nearly dialogue-free "Monsieur Hulot's Holiday" (1954), an homage to silent comedy set in a peaceful seaside resort. Tati's first color film "Mon Oncle" (1958) finds the odd-walking Mr. Hulot trying to cope with his brother-in-law's mechanized house. In Paris, Gallic everyman Hulot gets caught up in chaos with American tourists in "Playtime" (1967). Calamities ensue when Hulot gets behind the wheel of a gadget-laden camping vehicle, in "Trafic" (1971). Tati is a circus performer in "Parade" (1974), as two children go behind the scenes at a provincial circus. Twelve-disc set also includes all six Tati short films, the soccer documentary "Forza Bastia" (1978) completed posthumously by Tati's daughter, and much more. 10 hrs. total. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; interviews; more. In French with English subtitles.
Special Features
DVD SPECIAL EDITION COLLECTOR’S SET FEATURES
New digital restorations of all six feature films
New digital restorations of all seven short films
Two alternate versions of Jour de fête, a partly colorized 1964 version and the full-color 1994 rerelease version
Original 1953 theatrical release version of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday
My Uncle, the version of Mon oncle that director Jacques Tati created for English-language audiences
Introductions by actor and comedian Terry Jones to Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Mon oncle, and PlayTime
Archival interviews with Tati
In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot, a 1989 documentary about Tati’s beloved alter ego
Five visual essays by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet
New interview with film scholar Michel Chion on the sound design of Tati’s films
“Jour de fête”: In Search of the Lost Color, a 1988 documentary on the process of realizing Tati’s original color vision for that film
Once Upon a Time . . . “Mon oncle,” a 2008 documentary about the making of that film
Everything Is Beautiful, a 2005 piece on the fashion, furniture, and architecture of Mon oncle
Selected-scene commentaries on PlayTime by Goudet, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and critic Philip Kemp
Tativille, a documentary shot on the set of PlayTime
Beyond “PlayTime,” a short 2002 documentary featuring on-set footage
An Homage to Jacques Tati, a 1982 French TV program featuring Tati friend and set designer Jacques Lagrange
Audio interview with Tati from the U.S. premiere of PlayTime at the 1972 San Francisco International Film Festival
Interview with PlayTime script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot from 2006
Tati Story, a short biographical film from 2002
Professor Goudet’s Lessons, a 2013 classroom lecture by Goudet on Tati’s films
Alternate English-language soundtracks for Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday and PlayTime
New English subtitle translations
PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics David Cairns, James Quandt, Jonathan Rosenbaum, and Kristin Ross
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