Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)

Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot

It's laugh-vacation time!

83 min★ 7.3 · 22,286 votes

• Comedy

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film that launched its maker to international stardom.

Release date

February 25, 1953

Country of origin

France

Music

Alain Romans