When shooting the film, Jacques Tati initially chose to shoot real scenes in airports, supermarkets, etc., but it only lasted for a week before being forced to suspend work. Therefore, he invested 20 million francs to build a large-scale scene in 6 months on the 15,000 square meters of vacant land near Vincennes, including a power plant, a standard road with traffic lights, and two fully furnished high-rise glass buildings. Buildings, and a number of fake buildings built with scaffolding. The location was completed in March 1965, and filming began in April. In addition to the expensive set, he also insisted on shooting the film on a huge scale of 70mm film and five-track stereo. He believes that film is like a painter's canvas, and 70mm film allows him to better show modern architecture. Due to a budget shortage, funds were run out in the middle of the filming. In order to complete the plan, Tati continued to mortgage his property, including his mother's future inheritance, and finally borrowed money everywhere. Filming of the film was completed in October 1966. Since the release of the film at the box office failure, Tati himself declared breaking capacity
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Andres 2022-01-12 08:01:44
A movie theater not far from home is showing Tati's special exhibition. Pure film. I think there is something funny about French humor, so I don't look back after passing by. The cinema closed shortly afterwards. I will never get in again. So when I see Tati comedy, what I think of is the memory of wry smile and ignorance.
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Madie 2022-03-27 09:01:15
The advantages of "Mr. Hulot's Holiday" and "My Uncle" have been transplanted, and the image of Mr. Hulot has been weakened. Tati's thinking about modern society is hidden in those funny modern facilities
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Barbara, Young Tourist: How do you say "drugstore" in French?
Monsieur Hulot: Drugstore.
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Monsieur Hulot: [in English, to Barbara] I'll be back.
Old Woman 1: [in French] What's that mean?
Old Woman 2: [in French] I've no idea. Can't they use French?