Jacques Tati: His Life and ArtWhat emerges from this biography of the French filmmaker Jacques Tati, is the portrait of a man at once dedicated, impassioned and shy, more an artist than a businessman. He died in 1982 but his comedy films are as popular now as in their heyday. |
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Two The Framing Business | 16 |
Four Tatis University | 28 |
Lydie Noël Marcel Franchi Jacques Mercanton and Jacques Tati | 41 |
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