Program Type:
Film ClubAge Group:
AdultsProgram Description
Virtual Film Club
Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom. Registration is required. Zoom Invites will be sent out via email.
Event Details
This month's film is Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1952), directed by Jacques Tati.
Additional Resources:
GENERAL [all links current as of 06-14-2023]
Turner Classic Movies page: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/83708/mr-hulots-holiday#overview
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoQTEEmoZgM (1 min 42 sec)
REVIEWS
Roger Ebert (1996): https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-mr-hulots-holiday-1953
Keith Garlington (2013): https://keithandthemovies.com/2013/02/01/mr-hulots-holiday-5-stars/
Brian Eggert (2008): https://deepfocusreview.com/definitives/m-hulots-holiday/
Dennis Schwartz (2005): https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/mrhulotsholiday/
James Kendrick (2004): http://www.qnetwork.com/review/3165
Jeffrey M. Anderson (2000): https://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/mrhulot.shtml
Bosley Crowther (1954): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/06/17/92828998.html?pageNumber=36
MISCELLANEOUS
Essay by David Ehrenstein (2004): https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/11-m-hulot-s-holiday
Lizzy Davies goes ‘In Search of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday’ (2009): https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/jul/06/france-beach-holiday-short-breaks
A bit of the soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR8f-OBTTKI (about 4 minutes)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR – Jacques Tati
Harald Sack (2018): ‘Dialogues Are Overestimated – The Great Film Maker Jacques Tati’ (biographical details) Dialogues Are Overestimated – The Great Film Maker Jacques Tati | SciHi Blog
Benjamin Crabtree (2022): ‘Jacques Tati and the Architecture of Comedic Cinema’ Jacques Tati and the Architecture of Comedic Cinema (collider.com)
Guy Sorman (2022): ‘Jacques Tati, France’s Answer to Charlie Chaplin’ (an interview with Malcolm Turvey, author of Play Time: Jacques Tati and Comedic Modernism): Jacques Tati, France’s Answer to Charlie Chaplin (france-amerique.com)
John Farr (2018): ‘How French Director Jacques Tati’s Masterwork Almost Destroyed Him’ (includes many biographical details): How French Director Jacques Tati's Masterwork Almost Destroyed Him | Best Movies by Farr
Charlie Nelson (2021): ‘Comparing the work of Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati’ Comparing the work of Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati – Charlie Nelson on Silent Screen (wordpress.com)