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The Magnificent Tati

The Magnificent Tati

Michael House

2009

  • Documentary
7.0

This documentary traces Jacques Tati's rise from the Parisian Music-Hall stage to his Oscar winning films of the 1950s, the documentary then explains how Tati bet all he had on his fourth film 'PlayTime' and how this mammoth film ended prematurely the career of a genius while also giving the world one of the most beautiful films ever made.

Cast & crew

  • Michael HouseDirector
  • Jacques TatiSelf (archive footage)
  • David BellosSelf - author of 'Jacques Tati: His Life and Art'
  • Stéphane GoudetSelf
  • Frank BlackSelf
  • Corinne SoumSelf
  • Steve WassonSelf
  • Michael KowalskiSelf
  • Marie-France SieglerSelf

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