#731: TATI, Jacques: Parade (1974)
THE COMPLETE JACQUES TATI {Spine #729}
Parade [1974]
Spine #731
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves as master of ceremonies. Though it features many spectacles, including clowns, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and more, Parade also focuses on the spectators, making this stripped-down work a testament to the communion between audience and entertainment. Created for Swedish television (with Ingmar Bergman's legendary director of photography Gunnar Fischer serving as one of its cinematographers), Parade is a touching career send-off that recalls its maker's origins as a mime and theater performer.
89 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in French
1:37:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2014
Director/Writer
Jacques Tati was 67 when he wrote and directed Parade.
Other Tati films in the Collection:
#730: Jour De Fête (1949)
#110: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
#111: Mon Oncle (1958)
#112: PlayTime (1967)
#439: Trafic (1971)
The Film
Other Tati films in the Collection:
#730: Jour De Fête (1949)
#110: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
#111: Mon Oncle (1958)
#112: PlayTime (1967)
#439: Trafic (1971)
The Film
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Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Sixty-eight page booklet featuring essays by James Quandt (Scatterbrained Angel: The Films of Jacques Tati); Jonathan Rosenbaum (Composing in Sound and Image); Kristin Ross (Jacques Tati:Historian); and David Cairns (Things Fall Together).
Commentary
None.
In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot
A two-part documentary from 1989 by director Tati’s daughter Sophie Tatischeff.
In the Ring
A 2013 visual essay by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet about Tati’s appreciation for the circus, clowns, and mime.
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Sixty-eight page booklet featuring essays by James Quandt (Scatterbrained Angel: The Films of Jacques Tati); Jonathan Rosenbaum (Composing in Sound and Image); Kristin Ross (Jacques Tati:Historian); and David Cairns (Things Fall Together).
Commentary
None.
In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot
A two-part documentary from 1989 by director Tati’s daughter Sophie Tatischeff.
In the Ring
A 2013 visual essay by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet about Tati’s appreciation for the circus, clowns, and mime.
An Homage to Jacques Tati
A 1982 episode of the French television program Magazine featuring a tribute to Tati by his friend and set designer Jacques Lagrange.
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