If you ever get a chance to see any of the films by French comedian Jacques Tati you will quickly become a fan like I did. Jacques Tati is a national treasure of French cinema. His films have charms like nothing else you will ever see on the screen. In the tradition of Charlie Chaplain and Buster Keaton, who were his comedic idols, Jacques Tati is a wonderful "silent" physical comedian in which there is very little talking. He is much like today's British film comedian Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean). Monsieur Hulot's Holiday is my favorite of Jacques Tati's films in which he directs and acts. It is so well done. It's the vacation you remember you had even if you've never had one or the vacation you wish you could have. Beautiful scenery, wonderful sound effects and enchanting music, its a great old fashioned comedy that will lift your spirits and make you feel as if you've been on vacation yourself.
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