Anyone remember the “Huggetts”? Well I reckon Jacques Tati had similar frolics in mind when he despatched “M. Hulot” on holiday just a few years after they had had their own holiday camp experience. Unlike them, though, “Hulot” has the seaside to serve as the foil for his dead-pan, slapstick, escapades as his arrival at a hitherto peaceful resort causes an equal measure of mayhem and havoc. Right from the outset in…
It's laugh-vacation time!
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.
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Jacques Tati
Monsieur Hulot
Nathalie Pascaud
Martine
Louis Pérault
Fred
Micheline Rolla
The Aunt
Valentine Camax
Englishwoman
André Dubois
Commandant
Lucien Frégis
Hotel Proprietor
Raymond Carl
Waiter
René Lacourt
Strolling Man
Suzy Willy
Commandant's Wife
Marguerite Gérard
Strolling Woman
Nicole Chomo
Denise - Girl Scout with Backpack
Édouard Francomme
Restaurant Patron
Georges Adlin
South American (uncredited)
Pierre Aubert
The Young Intellectual (uncredited)
César Baldaccini
Bearded Camper (uncredited)
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What is Monsieur Hulot's Holiday about?
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and…
When was Monsieur Hulot's Holiday released?
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday was released in 1953.
What genres does Monsieur Hulot's Holiday belong to?
Monsieur Hulot's Holiday is categorised as Comedy.
Who stars in Monsieur Hulot's Holiday?
The cast of Monsieur Hulot's Holiday includes Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Louis Pérault, Micheline Rolla, Valentine Camax.