Les Vacances de M.Hulot: Winchester Film Society (From Hampshire Chronicle)

Les Vacances de M.Hulot: Winchester Film Society

1:53pm Friday 26th November 2010 in Films

JACQUES Tati’s masterly 1950s creation Les Vacances de M.Hulot gets a rare outing for Winchester Film Society on Tuesday.

This is a gentle portrait of the clumsy, well-meaning Hulot on vacation in a provincial seaside resort.

Inspired by the sophisticated silent clowning of Buster Keaton, Tati's masterpiece is a sublime blend of satire, slapstick and character comedy that was itself a key influence on the nouvelle vague.

French director Tati's intuitive use of film frame, his acute understanding of human behaviour, and his gently mocking appreciation of the absurdities of the modern world mark him as one of the greats. It is showing on Tuesday at Winchester’s Everyman Cinema.

Visit winchesterfilmsociety.co.uk for details.