Cycle

From 20.01. To 25.01.2021.

Portreti: Suptilna komika Jacquesa Tatija

Portreti: Suptilna komika Jacquesa Tatija

All films have only Croatian subtitles.

Films in cycle

My Uncle

(Mon oncle, France, Italy, 1958)

Directed by: Jacques Tati
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jean Bourgoin
Synopsis:

Mr. Hulot is a member of the working class, currently jobless, living in an apartment in the old part of Paris. Since he has a lot of time on his hands, every day he accompanies his nephew Gérard to school and back to the boy’s house where he lives with his mother, Hulot’s sister, and her husband Mr. Arpel, the owner of a plastics factory. They belong to a higher class and love to flaunt their wealth by filling their minimalist-designed home with fancy equipment.

color, 116'
PROJECTION:
Wednesday 20.01.2021 AT 19:00

Holiday

(Jour de fête, France, 1949)

Directed by: Jacques Tati
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jacques Mercanton, Jacques Sauvageot
Synopsis:

Once a year a fair takes place in a small French town. Local people become more playful than usually and tease the postman François. After they get him drunk, they take him to a tent to see a film about the efficiency of American postal service. François is thrilled with what he has seen and decides to become more effective and speed up the mail delivery. However, American postmen have helicopters and planes at their disposal, while François has just a bike.

b/w, 70'
PROJECTION:
Thursday 21.01.2021 AT 19:00

Playtime

(France, Italy, 1967)

Directed by: Jacques Tati
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jean Badal, Andréas Winding
Synopsis:

Several American tourists arrive in Paris for a day of sightseeing. However, the city has been transformed from a warm romantic destination to a cold modern metropolis built of glass and steel. Mr. Hulot is also in town for a meeting. He gets lost in the city and goes to an exhibition of technological innovations where he meets an old friend from the army.

color, 153'
PROJECTION:
Friday 22.01.2021 AT 19:00

Mr. Hulot’s Holiday

(Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot, France, 1953)

Directed by: Jacques Tati
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jacques Mercanton, Jean Mousselle
Synopsis:

Mr Hulot arrives to a hotel for a vacation on the French coast. He is charming and all the other guests like him, yet his vacation soon becomes strenuous for everybody. Wherever he turns, trouble follows him, though he is completely unaware of it. This film depicts holiday events with the sort of attention to detail typical of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin’s films.

b/w, 83'
PROJECTION:
Saturday 23.01.2021 AT 19:00

Parade

(France, Sweden, 1974)

Directed by: Jacques Tati
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jean Badal, Gunnar Fischer
Synopsis:

Made in the style of a documentary, this film shows a circus performance starring Tati. Men, women and children sit in the audience and are excited to watch the magic show. The Master of Ceremonies announces the performers and acrobats, clowns and singers perform on stage.

color, 84'
PROJECTION:
Sunday 24.01.2021 AT 19:00

Trafic

(France, Italy, 1971)

Directed by: Jacques Tati
PHOTOGRAPHY: Eduard van der Enden, Marcel Weiss
Synopsis:

Hulot is a designer in the Altra Motors car company. His last project is a luxurious motor home that has to be taken from Paris to Amsterdam for an exhibition. Accompanied by the driver and the PR manager Maria, Mr. Hulot and the motor home go on a trip. Naturally, everything that can go wrong goes wrong and the group has to work hard to make it in time for the opening of the car exhibition. Will they make it after all?

color, 96'
PROJECTION:
Monday 25.01.2021 AT 19:00
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