The Magnificent Tati

Overview

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

Jacques Tati

Self (archive footage)

David Bellos

Self - author of 'Jacques Tati: His Life and Art'

Stéphane Goudet

Self

Frank Black

Self

Corinne Soum

Self

Steve Wasson

Self

Michael Kowalski

Self

Marie-France Siegler

Self

Martine Beugnet

Self

Mike Mills

Self

Sylvain Chomet

Self

Macha Makeïeff

Self

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