The Complete Jacques Tati Set Criterion Blu-Ray Box Set Oct 2014 6 Movies. New

Description: "The Complete Jacques Tati" 1934-2002 Criterion Special Blu-Ray Box Set in DigiPack Case Criterion October / 2014 Brand New Condition. Factory Sealed Ships USPS from Madison, Wisconsin All Blu-rays are Well Packaged International Shipping via eBay International with Tracking - Worldwide Shipping Costs are Calculated according to your address at checkout Thank You! Seven Blu-Ray Discs in Set - 6 Films as follow: 1) Jour De Fete (1949) Approximately 79 Minutes In Jacques Tati's charming -- and essentially plotless -- pre-Hulot first feature, Tati is Francois, a contented and happy postman in a small, unhurried French village. Francois is at ease with his job and leisurely performs his duties, peddling away on his rounds upon his beloved bicycle. Things perk up when a traveling carnival arrives in town. One of the attractions at the carnival is a film depicting the United States Postal Service's fast and efficient postal delivery system. The narrator in the film exhorts, "Rapidite, rapidite." Francois takes up the call, and attempts to Americanize his work style. Intriguingly, Tati originally shot this film in two simultaneous processes - a black-and-white one and an experimental color one called 'Thomson-Color' - but was forced to release the black-and-white when he ran into problems printing the color film; he subsequently tinted select sequences, then in the late 1990s his daughter (a film editor) prepared and released a color version of the entire movie. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi 2) Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953) 1 movie, 2 cuts Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom. Criterion 3) Mon Oncle (1958) Approximately 110 Minutes In Jacques Tati's first color film, he again plays Monsieur Hulot, a man of simple means living an uncomplicated life. The home of Hulot's sister and brother-in-law is ultra-modern but holds no appeal for Hulot's nephew. So, the boy enlists his uncle's help in waging war on the modern world. Rotten Tomatoes 4) Playtime (1967) Approximately 145 Minutes Hilarious, dazzlingly inventive comedy in which Mr. Hulot tries to function in an unrecognizable Paris of modernistic glass-and-steel skyscrapers. Rotten Tomatoes 5) Trafic (1971) In Jacques Tati’s Trafic, the bumbling Monsieur Hulot, kitted out as always with tan raincoat, beaten brown hat, and umbrella, takes to Paris’s highways and byways. In this, his final outing, Hulot is employed as an auto company’s director of design, and accompanies his new product (a “camping car” outfitted with absurd gadgetry) to an auto show in Amsterdam. Naturally, the road there is paved with modern-age mishaps. This late-career delight is a masterful demonstration of the comic genius’s expert timing and sidesplitting knack for visual gags, and a bemused last look at technology run amok. Criterion 6) Parade (1974) For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves as master of ceremonies. Though it features many spectacles, including clowns, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and more, Parade also focuses on the spectators, making this stripped-down work a testament to the communion between audience and entertainment. Created for Swedish television (with Ingmar Bergman’s legendary director of photography Gunnar Fischer serving as one of its cinematographers), Parade is a touching career send-off that recalls its maker’s origins as a mime and theater performer. + Tati Shorts Delightful entertainment. Arguably worth the set is the unstated title piece ''Playtime" made by Director Tati in 1967, long OOP as a single Edition DVD from Criterion. Others might deem the films with the Tati's character Monsieur Hulot are the key to a journey with Jacques Tati. Great Set, Highly Recommend (Round 'n Round llc) Special Features Per Criterion New digital restorations of all six feature films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the Blu-rays of Jour de fête, Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Mon oncle, Trafic, and Parade and 3.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray of PlayTimeNew digital restorations of all seven short films: On demande une brute (1934), Gai dimanche (1935), Soigne ton gauche (1936), L’école des facteurs (1946), Cours du soir (1967), Forza Bastia (1978), and Dégustation maison (1978)Two alternate versions of Jour de fête, a partly colorized 1964 version and the full-color 1995 rerelease versionOriginal 1953 theatrical release version of Monsieur Hulot’s HolidayMy Uncle, the version of Mon oncle that director Jacques Tati created for English-language audiencesIntroductions by actor and comedian Terry Jones to Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, Mon oncle, and PlayTimeArchival video and audio interviews with TatiIn the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot, a 1989 documentary about Tati’s beloved alter egoFive visual essays and a classroom lecture by Tati expert Stéphane GoudetNew interview with critic 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 visionOnce Upon a Time . . . “Mon oncle,” a 2008 documentary on the making of the filmEverything Is Beautiful, a 2005 piece on the fashion, furniture, and architecture of Mon oncleSelected-scene commentaries on PlayTime by Goudet, theater director Jérôme Deschamps, and critic Philip KempTativille, a documentary shot on the set of PlayTimeBeyond “PlayTime,” a short 2002 documentary featuring on-set footage“An Homage to Jacques Tati,” a 1982 program featuring Tati friend and set designer Jacques LagrangeInterview from 2006 with PlayTime script supervisor Sylvette BaudrotTati Story, a short biographical film from 2002Alternate international soundtracks for Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday and PlayTimeTrailersNew English subtitle translationsPLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics James Quandt, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Kristin Ross, and David CairnsNew covers by David Merveille Format: Blu-Ray, NTSC, Black/White, Color Audio: French Subtitles: English SDH Video: High Definition. Resolution 1080p. Region: Region A (Americas, SE Asia...) Number of Discs: 7 BD's Running Time: 600 Minutes Rating: Not Rated Studio: Criterion Date of Release: Oct 28, 2014 International Business Always Welcome. Our Shop is Open to the Whole of the Public - Worldwide. Shipments via eBay International Standard Shipping provided with tracking. Private Courier and Express Shipping also available. Please inquire if interested in service from courier you do not see listed at checkout. About us: We began our online shop in 2011, and have striven since that time to follow all of the good principles and ethics that good merchants everywhere have abided by since time immemorial. No One is as a reference number to us. We hope that you will enjoy doing business with us in All Respects !! Round 'n Round llc

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