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Director Jaques Tati

Jaques Tati was a French filmmaker, mime, actor and screenwriter who was born in 1907 and lived until 1982. He directed only six feature-length films but is considered one of the greatest and most innovative comic filmmakers of the 20th century, known for his comedies that portrayed people struggling in a modern mechanized world, with his film Playtime often cited as his best work.

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Director Jaques Tati

Jaques Tati was a French filmmaker, mime, actor and screenwriter who was born in 1907 and lived until 1982. He directed only six feature-length films but is considered one of the greatest and most innovative comic filmmakers of the 20th century, known for his comedies that portrayed people struggling in a modern mechanized world, with his film Playtime often cited as his best work.

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Research on Jaques Tati before class

● French film-maker
● Noble Russian descend
● 1907-1982 (75 years)
● Also a mime, actor and screenwriter
● Only directed 6 feature length films
● Voted 46th greatest film maker
● Playtime is considered to be his best work
● Comedy
● “his comic films that portrayed people in conflict with the mechanized modern
world” -britannica
● He starred in all of the six films he directed
● ‘The most innovative and influential comic filmmaker of the 20th century” -britannica

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