The Magnificent Tati (2009)

7.0/10 • 60 min • Documentary

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)

Frank Black

Self

Mike Mills

Sylvain Chomet

Macha Makeïeff

Russell Mael

Ron Mael

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