The Complete Jacques Tati [Criterion Collection] [7 Discs] [Blu-ray]

Criterion Collection (7Pc)

Overview

"This set from Criterion brings together each of director Jacques Tati's six feature films: Jour de Fete, Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, Mon Oncle, Playtime, Trafic, and Parade. Also included are a smattering of short films he made."

Product Details

Release Date:	08/19/2014
UPC:	0715515128315
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	NR
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	9:59:00
Sales rank:	3,885

Special Features

New digital restoration of all six feature films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on Jour de Fête, Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, Mon Oncle, Trafic, and Parade and 3.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on PlayTime; New digital restorations of all seven short films; Two alternate versions of Jour de Fête: a partly colorized 1964 version and the full-color 1995 rerelease version; Original 1953 theatrical release version of Monsieur Hulot's Holiday; My Uncle, the version of Mon Oncle that director Jacques Tati created for English-language audiences; Introductions by actor and comedian Terry Jones to Monsiuer Hulot's Holiday, Mon Oncle, and PlayTime; Archival video and audio interviews with Tati; In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot, a 1989 documentary about Tati's beloved alter ego; Five visual essays and a classroom lecture by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet; New interview with Michel Chion on Tati's sound design; "Jour de Fête": In Search of the Lost Color, a 1988 documentary on the restoration of the film to Tati's original color vision; Once Upon a Time... "Mon Oncle," a 2008 documentary on the making of the film; Everything is Beautiful, a 2005 piece on the fashion, furniture, and architecture of Mon Oncle; Selected-scene commentaries on PlayTime by Goudet, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and critic Philip Kemp; Beyond "PlayTime," a short 2002 documentary featuring on-set footage; "An homage to Jacques Tati," a 1982 program featuring Tati friend and set designer Jacques Lagrange; Interview from 2006 with PlayTime script supervisor Sylvette Baudrot; Tati Story, a short biographical film from 2002; Alternate international soundtracks for Monsieur Hulot's Holiday and PlayTime; Trailers; New English subtitle translations; PLUS: a booklet featuring essays by critics James Quandt, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Kristin Ross, and David Cairns