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Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1953 · 87 mins · French
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- Starring
- Jacques Tati, Édouard Francomme, Michèle Brabo, Marcel Girard, René Lacourt, César Baldaccini
On a seaside resort, the bumbling endearing Monsieur Hulot (Jacques Tati’s signature clown) goes on vacation, turning a tranquil beach into a series of gentle mishaps. The film strings together perfectly timed sight‑gags—dogs chasing umbrellas, wobbling boats, firecrackers—to create a warm slap‑stick masterpiece. It launched the Hulot series and earned Tati fame.
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