Mr Hulot's Holiday ( Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot )
This wonderfully comic plotless movie about Monsieur Hulot's vacation trip to the seashore features hilarious situations and a brilliant performance by Jacques Tati that is pure, simple and gloriously cinematic.
Year: 1952
Genre: Alice's 500 Greatest Films, Comedy, French Cinema, Classic Comedy, Best of the 1950s, Film Festivals 2005, Movies (1001 You Must See Before You Die)
Country: France
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Michelle Rolla
Duration: 83 Minutes
Rating: G
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