Interesting
notes, some courtesy of the Internet
Movie Database
-
Jacques Tati was voted one of the 50 Greatest Directors of all Time
by Entertainment Weekly.
- L'
École des Facteurs is rated 7.5 by IMDB, which puts it ahead
of many popular features including Easy Rider, Godfather
Part II, Titanic and Batman.
- This
movie is on the Criterion Collection DVD for Jacques Tati’s
Mon Oncle, which is available for rent through NetFlix.
- In
the dance sequence, Tati throws in some pretty funny pedaling moves.
- How
do you suppose Tati got the bicycle to travel sans rider for so
far?
- Tati
overtaking and then dropping the peloton of racers on his clunky
carriers' bicycle is perfect.
- Be
sure to watch Jour
de fête (Festival Day) for more of Tati’s bicycle
comedy.
- Tati
won the Best Foreign Movie Academy Award and the Cannes Festival
Award in 1958 for Mon
Oncle.
- Jacques
Tati was born on October 9, 1907 and died on November 5, 1982.
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