For better or worse, Jacques Tati’s cinematic fate was tied to his beloved character Mr. Hulot, a floppy everyman in a raincoat and high-water pants played by Tati himself. Hulot appeared in four of the six features he directed, beginning with M. Hulot’s Holiday in 1953 and continuing with Mon Oncle (1958), Playtime (1967) and [...]
Tags: Jacques Tati, M. Hulot, Trafic
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Crazed Canadian (I know … sounds like an oxymoron) filmmaker Guy Maddin’s equally crazed, live-orchestra film Brand Upon the Brain! will be released August 12 by Criterion, of all companies. Filmed with Maddin’s usual silent aesthetic, it traveled to major cities complete with it’s own live orchestra, choir and narrators. At one point, [...]
Tags: Brand Upon the Brain, Dark City, DVD, Trafic
Posted in On DVD |
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