Tati Shorts (1934/1978) [The Criterion Collection]
Films by Jacques Tati - Part of "The Complete Jacques Tati - The Criterion Collection #729"
DVD9 | Untouched | ISO+MDS | NTSC 1.37:1 4:3 720x480 VBR 29.97 fps | 147 mn | 7.72 GB
Audio: French AC-3 Dolby Digital Mono @ 192 kbps 48.0 kHz | Subtitles: English
Genre: Shorts, Comedy, Family, Documentary | Country: France

Jacques Tati's career, which stretched from the midthirties to the late seventies, encompasses more than just the six features for which he's best known. The charming short films he wrote or directed are essential parts of his filmography as well. Collected here, they include three wacky 1930s comedies he wrote and starred in—On demande une brute (1934), Gai dimanche (1935), and Soigne ton gauche (1936)—and two later films he directed and starred in: L'éole des facteurs (1946), which introduces the postman character reprised in Jour de fête, and Cours du soir (1967), made during the filming of PlayTime. We're also pleased to present Dégustation maison (1977), a César-winning short by Tati's daughter Sophie Tatischeff, shot in the town from Jour de fête, and Forza Bastia (1978), a soccer documentary begun by Tati and completed by Tatischeff after his death.

Three friends plot to get rid of their socially inappropriate friend by finding him a wife, but when he meets a woman just like him, their problems double.

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses.

Mike is an average twenty-one year old university student. He goes to class, shares an apartment with his two best friends