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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: The Harvill Press; New edition edition (20 Sep 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1860469248
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860469244
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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"Elegantly written and illustrated, brilliantly illuminating about the work... This is a book of which Jacques Tati would surely approve" Margot Norman, Literary Review; "The best of the year's biographies is Jacques Tati: His Life and Art, in which David Bellos examines with perception and style how the creator of Monsieur Hulot staked a legitimate claim in a rapidly changing medium to the mantle once worn by Chaplin and Keaton" John Coldstream, Daily Telegraph


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The French filmmaker of Russian origins , Jacques Tati had a successful career in comedy; famed for his expressive yet not vociferous acting. This biography is the portrait of a man at once dedicated, impassioned and shy, more an artist than a businessman. Bellos collaborated with Tati's daughter, so examining hitherto inaccessible archives including film footage, videos, taped interviews and early drafts of shooting scripts. Amongst Tati's films are "Jour de Fete", "Monsieur Hulot's Holiday", "Mon Oncle", and "Playtime". Though Tati died in 1982 his comedy films are as popular now as in their heyday.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tati's Genius, 2 Aug 2002
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Bellos's book sends you back to enjoy the brilliance of Tati's films, which are available on video in the UK (but not dvd which is a shame - the US releases have Python Terry Jones enthusing about Tati). I was recently on holiday in Brittany and chanced upon a small town cinema showing the restored version of Tati's classic 1967 film, Playtime - it was stunning. This book is a very readable account of a fascinating Frenchman and a comic genius. Well worth investigating.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An absorbing read, 8 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Jacques Tati: His Life and Art (Hardcover)
I must have read a different book to the previous reviewer! The author is highly complimentary about Tati's movies. He does consider him slow moving, but he was! He suggests that Tati was not an intellectual, but so what? As for vain, I think it is made clear that his vanity arises from his pride over his movies.

Tati comes across quite well in the book. The fact that he was a single minded perfectionist who thought he knew best and did not always give others credit is true of 99% of all film makers.

Do not let this review put you off a well written and absorbing book about one of the 20th centuries greats, who just happened to be human.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An absorbing read, 8 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Jacques Tati: His Life and Art (Hardcover)
I must have read a different book to the previous reviewer! The author is highly complimentary about Tati's movies. He does consider him slow moving, but he was! He suggests that Tati was not an intellectual, but so what? As for vain, I think it is made clear that his vanity arises from his pride over his movies.

Tati comes across quite well in the book. The fact that he was a single minded perfectionist who thought he knew best and did not always give others credit is true of 99% of all film makers.

Do not let this review put you off a well written and absorbing book about one of the 20th centuries greats, who just happened to be human.

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4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting tale well told by a slightly pompous author
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not much good at all
I'm puzzled as to why Bellos wanted to write this book in the first place. As he makes clear in the book (through constant repetition) Tati was no "intellectual". Read more
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