Amusing and lively movie with enjoyable humor in which Hulot is back again in this slapstick and splendid comedy . The second of Tati's cinematic romps in which lovable Mr. Hulot (the first was ¨Mr Hulot's holiday¨ in which to be found in vacationing at a holiday seaside resort) , Tati's recurrent of the common person confronted with increasingly mechanized and depersonalized society where he accidentally originates destruction , disaster and catastrophic events . This time around , the botcher but beloved Hulot is taken under the wing of his oh-so-chic in-laws , -Jean Pierre Zola- , who live in a futuristic suburban mansion dominated by every conceivable form of embarrassing electronic gadgets . Needles to say , Hulot's old world mentally can not adapt to this strange new environment and the result are , to put it mildly , horrific . As Mr Hulot is back again in this surprising comedy , as he attempts to keep in a sterile as well a bizarre house but all of its objects , furniture , fountain , garden , automobiles , garage seem to conspire to thwart him at every turn . Furthermore , Tati's bicycle does a fine job in a major supporting role .
This delightfully lighthearted is plentiful of original sketches and fine sentiment . From the beginning to the end the good humor and bland comedy are continued . The film blends tongue-in-cheek , irony , giggles , joy , jokes , social critical and is pretty bemusing and entertaining . In spite of being occasionally disorientated and runtime is overlong , the run is about two hours , isn't boring neither tiring , but funny . The gentle humor developed in the film is clever and thoughtful and the comical numbers vary between slapstick and surrealist . The plot is plain and simple , about the natural natural comedy to be found in factory , home and meeting between Hulot and his nephew . Although partially dubbed , this movie has a mime quality that is marvelous and magical . Jacques Tati is extraordinary as Mister Hulot , this remains one of Tati's most rewarding movies , an universally appealing blend of satire , social critique and good feeling . The great Tati is top-notch with his slapstick and continuous botchers which lead to some really fun moments .
Direction and interpretation by Jacques Tati is magnificent and wonderful . Alain Romain's score -Tati's habitual musician- is agreeable and cheerful . The motion picture received awesome reviews and deserves the complete knowledge because there are amount chuckles and entertainment . It is also the only Tati picture to win the Academy Award for best foreign movie . The flick was stunningly directed by Tati who also made other masterpieces , such as : ¨Jour De Fete¨ , ¨Playtime¨ , Traffic¨, and ¨Parade¨ . All of them plenty of visual gags and situations worthy of the great silence comedians and the viewing is more than enough to provide lots of laughs . The picture is nowadays considered a European cult film .
This delightfully lighthearted is plentiful of original sketches and fine sentiment . From the beginning to the end the good humor and bland comedy are continued . The film blends tongue-in-cheek , irony , giggles , joy , jokes , social critical and is pretty bemusing and entertaining . In spite of being occasionally disorientated and runtime is overlong , the run is about two hours , isn't boring neither tiring , but funny . The gentle humor developed in the film is clever and thoughtful and the comical numbers vary between slapstick and surrealist . The plot is plain and simple , about the natural natural comedy to be found in factory , home and meeting between Hulot and his nephew . Although partially dubbed , this movie has a mime quality that is marvelous and magical . Jacques Tati is extraordinary as Mister Hulot , this remains one of Tati's most rewarding movies , an universally appealing blend of satire , social critique and good feeling . The great Tati is top-notch with his slapstick and continuous botchers which lead to some really fun moments .
Direction and interpretation by Jacques Tati is magnificent and wonderful . Alain Romain's score -Tati's habitual musician- is agreeable and cheerful . The motion picture received awesome reviews and deserves the complete knowledge because there are amount chuckles and entertainment . It is also the only Tati picture to win the Academy Award for best foreign movie . The flick was stunningly directed by Tati who also made other masterpieces , such as : ¨Jour De Fete¨ , ¨Playtime¨ , Traffic¨, and ¨Parade¨ . All of them plenty of visual gags and situations worthy of the great silence comedians and the viewing is more than enough to provide lots of laughs . The picture is nowadays considered a European cult film .