Monsieur Hulot's Holiday(1953)

movie - first aired/released 1953-02-25 - 87 min - audience 6.9

Comedy

Directed by Jacques Tati

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.