Jacques Tati

Directing · Born 1907-10-09 in Le Pecq, Yvelines, France

Biography

Jacques Tati (born Jacques Tatischeff; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French filmmaker, working both as a comedic actor and director. In a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly of the Greatest Movie Directors Tati was voted the 46th greatest of all time. With only six feature-length films to his credit as director, he directed fewer films than any other director on this list of 50.

Filmography

• Mon Oncle as Monsieur Hulot
• Monsieur Hulot's Holiday as Monsieur Hulot
• PlayTime as Monsieur Hulot
• Jour de Fête as François the postman
• Les Rois de la comédie as Self (archive footage)
• Trafic as Monsieur Hulot
• Sylvia and the Ghost as Ghost of Alain de Francigny
• Devil in the Flesh as Officer at the bar
• School for Postmen as Postman
• Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune as Self (archive footage)