Parade
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 10:42 am
Parade
Jacques Tati's last - and least known - film, Parade, sees his return to the boisterous music hall world in which he began his career as a mime artist in the 1930s. Ostensibly nothing more than a series of circus acts hosted by Tati and preformed for a family audience, Parade is in fact a brilliantly conceived spectacle which blurs all distinctions between performers and audience, accomplished acrobats and children at play. Offering gloriously funny visual gags that flow beautifully from one act to another - including several of his most famous pantomimes - Parade is the perfect stage for Tati's comic genius.
Extras
- Rare interview with Tati, filmed in London 1977 (20 minutes)
- Illustrated booklet with essays by Philip Kemp and Jonathan Rosenbaum, biography and credits.
Jacques Tati's last - and least known - film, Parade, sees his return to the boisterous music hall world in which he began his career as a mime artist in the 1930s. Ostensibly nothing more than a series of circus acts hosted by Tati and preformed for a family audience, Parade is in fact a brilliantly conceived spectacle which blurs all distinctions between performers and audience, accomplished acrobats and children at play. Offering gloriously funny visual gags that flow beautifully from one act to another - including several of his most famous pantomimes - Parade is the perfect stage for Tati's comic genius.
Extras
- Rare interview with Tati, filmed in London 1977 (20 minutes)
- Illustrated booklet with essays by Philip Kemp and Jonathan Rosenbaum, biography and credits.