Match Cut Directors Consensus - Jacques Tati

[dreamdead]

Welcome to the cinema of Tati. Rules and results for past winners are linked here (http://match-cut.org/showthread.php?t=426). Rate those you've seen in the order of oldest-newest chronologically.

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[dreamdead]

Mr Hulot's Holiday - 6.5
Playtime - 7

Still intend to see Mon Oncle at some point, though.

[Boner M]

School For Postmen - 8
Jour de fête - 7
M. Hulot's Holiday - 8
Mon Oncle - 8
Playtime - 10

[Teh Sausage]

Playtime (1967) - 9.5/10

[Kurious Jorge v3.1]

School for Postmen - 6
M. Hulot's Holiday - 8
Mon Oncle - 9
Playtime - 10
Forza Bastia - 5

[Melville]

Mon Oncle - 3
Playtime - 8.5

[monolith94]

Mr. Hulot's Holiday – 5

[Sven]

Mon Oncle - 3

Sooooo close to neg rep...

[Mysterious Dude]

Mr. Hulot's Holiday - 8.0
Mon Oncle - 6.0
Playtime - 9.0

[Weeping_Guitar]

Mr. Hulot's Holiday - 8.5
Mon Oncle - 9.5
Playtime - 8
Trafic - 7

[Melville]

Sooooo close to neg rep...
Nah, you don't have the intestinal fortitude for such reprehensible gestures.

[Sven]

Nah, you don't have the intestinal fortitude for such reprehensible gestures.

It's true. I'm all bark.

Still, 3?

[Melville]

It's true. I'm all bark.

Still, 3?
Here's what I wrote on the old site:

"Basically, I found the tone to be very different between the two films: Mon Oncle's seemed condescending towards (and/or bemused by) its characters, while Playtime's seemed benevolent and omniscient. Mon Oncle's "characters" were presented as hopelessly grating caricatures that demanded more depth, given their screen time, while Playtime wisely did away with the characters all together, explicitly presenting them as elements of a larger design. The two world's that were contrasted in Mon Oncle both seemed patently fake, making the idealization of Hulot's world and critique of the "modern" world seem ridiculous, while Playtime's exaggerations were made reasonable by its broad scope. Perhaps more importantly, I just didn't see anything of interest in Mon Oncle, while the interplay between people and place in Playtime kept me fascinated."

In other words, I thought Mon Oncle was nothing but a sequence of grating caricatures. It kind of irritated me. Kind of really irritated me.

[Spinal]

Mr. Hulot's Holiday - 5.5
Mon oncle - 7
Playtime - 6

[NickGlass]

Playtime: 6.5

[balmakboor]

School for Postmen - 8
Mr. Hulot's Holiday - 10
Mon Oncle - 10
Playtime - 10
Trafic - 9

[origami_mustache]

Playtime - 10

[Llopin]

Parade - 7
Trafic - 8
Play Time - 8
Mon Oncle - 10
Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot - 8
Jour de fête - 7.5

Classic.

[Raiders]

Jour de fête (1949) 7.5
M. Hulot's Holiday (1953) 7.5
Mon Oncle (1958) 8.5
Playtime (1967) 9.0

[ledfloyd]

M. Hulot's Holiday - 4
Playtime - 3

[soitgoes...]

School for Postman - 8.0
Mon oncle - 7.0

Are we allowing shorts for this one?

[Derek]

One of my favorites.

Jour de Fete - 7.5
M. Hulot's Holiday - 7.0
Mon Oncle - 8.0
Playtime - 10.0
Trafic - 8.5
Parade - 9.5
Forza Bastia - 7.5

[Ezee E]

These Playtime scores are ridiculous. You all must not have seen the 70MM print.

M. Hulot's Holiday - 6
Playtime - 10

[Derek]

These Playtime scores are ridiculous. You all must not have seen the 70MM print.

Indeed. Tati, especially Playtime, is a completely different beast in the theater. The difference between seeing it on television and in the theater is just as large as 2001. Parade also went from being merely a good film to one of my favorites. There's something about seeing them with a large audience that's very much in tune with Tati's world view and makes the viewing experience much more fulfilling. Playtime simply loses too much detail, scope and perspective even on the biggest of televisions.

[B-side]

Playtime- 7.5

[baby doll]

Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) [9]
Mon oncle (1958) [9]
Playtime (1967) [10]
Trafic (1971) [8]

[Amnesiac]

These Playtime scores are ridiculous. You all must not have seen the 70MM print.

I'd really like to see this print. 2001, too. Although, with 2001, I think I might just end up preferring sitting at home with my Blu-Ray copy more.

[Philosophe_rouge]

Mon Oncle- 7

[balmakboor]

I'd really like to see this print. 2001, too. Although, with 2001, I think I might just end up preferring sitting at home with my Blu-Ray copy more.

Speaking of Blu-Ray. I'm still hoping that Criterion will revise their list and include Playtime. Seeing it in Hi-Def on a 50" screen may be the closest I ever come to seeing it properly. I've been trying for several years to convince our film society to bring in a 35mm print with no luck.

[Raiders]

I have seen Playtime in 70mm and on my home TV. I loved it the same both times, so I cannot excuse those low ratings for improper viewing.

[Yxklyx]

Mr. Hulot's Holiday - 8
Mon oncle - 8
Playtime - 9

[Sven]

School for Postmen (are we counting this?) - 8
Jour de Fete - 9
M. Hulot's Holiday - 7.5
Mon Oncle - 10
Playtime - 10
Trafic - 9

Pretty much the reason I watch movies.

[Russ]

Pretty much the reason I watch movies.

Agree with this.

[Duncan]

Playtime - 9.5

[Llopin]

Pretty much the reason I watch movies.

No kidding. My interest in cinema started off when my dad showed me Mon Oncle and City Lights, and these are two movies that I'll always consider as the most important.

[Qrazy]

# Parade (1974) (TV) - 6.5
# Trafic (1971) - 8.5
# Play Time (1967) - 10
# Mon oncle (1958) - 7
# Vacances de Monsieur Hulot, Les (1953) - 7.5
# Jour de fête (1949) - 7
# École des facteurs, L' (1947) - 7

[dreamdead]

Results
Playtime – 8.659 (22)
Trafic – 8.286 (7)
Mon Oncle – 7.969 (16)
Jour de Fete – 7.583 (6)
School for Postmen – 7.5 (6)
M Hulot’s Holiday – 7.294 (17)
= 7.8818

Did not Qualify:
Parade – 7.667 (3)
Forza Bastia – 6.25 (2)

Biggest Hater: ledfloyd
Biggest Watcher: Derek, Qrazy
Biggest Lover: fasozupow

[Boner M]

Drat, I was just about to watch Trafic and a few of his shorts tonite in an effort to make the biggest watcher. :sad:

[dreamdead]

Drat, I was just about to watch Trafic and a few of his shorts tonite in an effort to make the biggest watcher. :sad:

If you wanna do it and post 'em here, I'll go ahead and edit the results...

:pritch:

[Boner M]

If you wanna do it and post 'em here, I'll go ahead and edit the results...

:pritch:
Nah, I'll prolly only get around to the shorts tonite, meaning I'll have tied w/ Derek and Qrazy.

[Qrazy]

I wonder if KG has his earliest film.

[Peng]

Ranking:

1. Monsieur Hulot's Holiday - 9
2. PlayTime - 9
3. Jour de Fete - 8
4. Mon Oncle - 7.5
5. Trafic - 7.5
6. School for Postmen - 7
7. Parade - 6.5