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M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY
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Jacques Tati's second feature introduces M. Hulot (Tati), a genial, eccentric,   middle-class French everyman whose vacation at a seaside French resort in        Brittany produces one minor catastrophe after another. Tati's intricate          juxtaposing of mime and slapstick is so refined, pure and expressive, there's  an extraordinary pain, passion and tenderness that produces laughter and       heartbreak. With Nathalie Pascaud, Michele Rolla and Louis Perrault. In French Jacques Tati---France---1953---87 mins.
MON ONCLE
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A masterpiece by the great French comic Jacques Tati, with Monsieur Hulot        (Tati) set loose in a house where gadgets overpower everything. Inventive        sound effects and minimal dialogue contribute to Tati's wry humor and            sensational slapstick. "...a series of brilliant and original sight and sound  gags. Monsieur Hulot's second screen appearance was enough to put him among    the immortals" (Faber Companion to Foreign Film). In French with English Jacques Tati---France---1958---116 mins.
PLAYTIME
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Jacques Tati shows his genius in Playtime, a hilarious comedy and satire on the gray modern world that seems to be against M. Hulot.
TRAFFIC/ TRAFIC (TATI)
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Jacques Tati's fifth and final feature, a laugh-filled look at modern society and the automobile, captures the absurdities of human behavior on the street and behind the wheel. Tati's Mr. Hulot is back as an absent-minded inventor trying to transport his ultramodern camper to Amsterdam for an auto show.  "Splendidly funny...exuberantly entertaining...Traffic is a hilarious highway odyssey, a panorama that unfolds around Mr. Hulot" (Vincent Canby). In French with optional English subtitles.    Jacques Tati---France---1971---97 mins.