Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) [The Criterion Collection #110]
A film by Jacques Tati - Part of "The Complete Jacques Tati - The Criterion Collection #729"
2xDVD9 | Untouched | ISO+MDS | NTSC 1.37:1 4:3 720x480 VBR 29.97 fps | 87 mn | 5.95 GB + 7.32 GB
Audio: French & English AC-3 Dolby Digital Mono @ 192 kbps 48.0 kHz | Subtitles: English
Extras: Menu, Scene Selection, Special Features | Genre: Comedy | Country: France
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.DVD Release Date: October 28, 2014
CRiTERiON:
http://www.criterion.com/films/360-monsieur-hulot-s-holiday
Special Editon Features
New 2K digital restoration of director Jacques Tati’s 1978 rerelease version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray
Original 1953 version of the film
Introduction by actor and comedian Terry Jones
Clear Skies, Light Breeze, a 2013 visual essay by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet about the debut of Monsieur Hulot
Interview with Tati from a 1978 episode of the French television program Ciné regards
New interview with film composer and critic Michel Chion on Tati’s use of sound design
Optional English-language soundtrack for the re-release version
New English subtitle translation