Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot

Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (; released as Monsieur Hulot's Holiday in the US) is a 1953 French comedy film starring and directed by Jacques Tati. It introduced the pipe-smoking, well-meaning but clumsy character of Monsieur Hulot, who appears in Tati's subsequent films, including Mon Oncle (1958), Playtime (1967), and Trafic (1971). The film gained an international reputation for its creator when released in 1953. The film was very successful, totalling 5,071,920 ticket sales in France. Plot Following scenes of chaotic departures from an unnamed railway station and bus stop, Monsieur Hulôt, an apparent bachelor of comedic gait, is seen driving his rudimentary 1924 Salmson AL car to his beachside holiday (French 'vacances') hotel. He battles with both hills and more modern cars along the way. On his arrival at the hotel he causes chaos when he opens the door during a stiff sea breeze. The rest of the film shows other guests at the hotel, together with a very attractive resident of a boarding house up the road, interacting with Hulôt and each other, with Hulôt causing more comedic chaos throughout. Cast Jacques Tati as Monsieur Hulot Nathalie Pascaud as Martine Micheline Rolla as The Aunt Valentine Camax as Englishwoman Louis Perrault as Fred André Dubois as The Major Lucien Frégis as Hotel Proprietor Raymond Carl as Waiter René Lacourt as Strolling Man Marguerite Gérard as Strolling Woman Claude Schillio as Photographer