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(aka "Les Vacances de M. Hulot" or "Monsieur Hulot's Holiday" or "Mr. Hulot's Holiday" or "Le vacanze di Monsieur Hulot" )
directed by Jacques Tati
France 1953
The film that brought Jacques Tati international acclaim also launched his on-screen alter ego: the courteous, well-meaning, eternally accident prone Monsieur Hulot with whom Tati would from now on be inseparably associated. As with Jour de fête, the film is set in a sleepy French coastal resort which is seasonally disrupted by holidaymakers in energetic pursuit of fun. At the centre of the chaos is the eccentric Hulot, struggling at all times to maintain appearances, but somehow entirely divorced from his immediate surroundings. There is little plot in Tati s beautifully orchestrated ballet of comic action: it s a series of incidents, a seamless succession of gently mocking studies of human absurdity. *** Pipe-smoking Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s wildly funny satire of vacationers determined to enjoy themselves includes a series of precisely choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers. The first entry in the Hulot series is a masterpiece of gentle slapstick. |
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Theatrical Release: May 28th, 1953
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Comparison:
The Criterion Collection (Spine # 110) - Region 0 - NTSC vs. BFI - Region 2 - PAL vs. Future Films - Region 2 - PAL vs. BFI (Dual Format) - Region 'B' Blu-ray
Big thanks to Per-Olof Strandberg and for the DVD Screen Caps!
1) The Criterion Collection (Spine # 110) - Region 0 - NTSC - LEFT 2) BFI - Region 2 - PAL - SECOND3) Future Films - Region 2 - PAL - THIRD 4) BFI - Region 'B' - Blu-ray - RIGHT
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The Criterion Collection Region 0 - NTSC |
BFI Region 2 - PAL |
Future Films Region 2 - PAL |
BFI (Dual format) Region 'B' - Blu-ray |
The BFI individual DVD release is also available the The Jacques Tati Collection which includes Jour de fête / Les Vacances de M. Hulot / Mon Oncle / Playtime and Parade. | ||||
(click titles for DVDBeaver reviews) Criterion (without any extras) also available in The Essential Art House - 50 Years of Janus Films - a 50-disc celebration of international films collected under the auspices of the groundbreaking theatrical distributor. It contains Alexander Nevsky (1938), Ashes And Diamonds (1958), L'avventura (1960), Ballad Of A Soldier (1959), Beauty And The Beast (1946), Black Orpheus (1959), Brief Encounter (1945), The Fallen Idol (1948), Fires On The Plain (1959), Fists In The Pocket (1965), Floating Weeds (1959), Forbidden Games (1952), The 400 Blows (1959), Grand Illusion (1937), Häxan (1922), Ikiru (1952), The Importance Of Being Earnest (1952), Ivan The Terrible, Part II (1958), Le Jour Se Lève (1939), Jules And Jim (1962), Kind Hearts And Coronets (1949), Knife In The Water (1962), The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp (1943), Loves Of A Blonde (1965), M (1931), M. Hulot's Holiday (1953), Miss Julie (1951), Pandora's Box (1929), Pépé Le Moko (1937), Il Posto (1961), Pygmalion (1938), Rashomon (1950), Richard III (1955), The Rules Of The Game (1939), Seven Samurai (1954), The Seventh Seal (1957), The Spirit Of The Beehive (1973), La Strada (1954), Summertime (1955), The Third Man (1949), The 39 Steps (1935), Ugetsu (1953), Umberto D. (1952), The Virgin Spring (1960), Viridiana (1961), The Wages Of Fear (1953), The White Sheik (1952), Wild Strawberries (1957), Three Documentaries By Saul J. Turell plus the hardcover, full color 240-page book. |
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Runtime | 1:26:58 | 1:23:33 | 1:23:11 (4% PAL speedup) | 1:28:10.708 / 1:38:47.541 (original release version) |
Video |
1.33:1 Aspect Ratio |
1.33:1 Aspect Ratio |
1.33:1 Aspect Ratio |
Disc Size: 44,346,735,211 bytes Original Cut Feature Size: 21,212,547,072 bytes Shorter Cut Feature Size: 22,860,638,208 bytes Average Bitrate: 29.99 MbpsDual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080P |
NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes. |
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Audio | French (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono) |
French (Dolby Digital 1.0) |
French (Dolby Digital 2.0) |
LPCM Audio French 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304
kbps / 24-bit Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps / DN -4dB Original Release: LPCM Audio French 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit |
Subtitles | English, None | English, None | Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish and None ( NO ENGLISH ! ) | English, None |
Features |
Release Information: Studio: The Criterion Collection Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 21 |
Release Information: Studio: BFI Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details:
DVD Release Date: November
29th, 2004 Chapters 18 |
Release Information: Studio: Future Films Aspect Ratio:
Edition Details: Chapters 16 |
Release Information: Studio: BFI
Disc Size: 44,346,735,211 bytes Original Cut Feature Size: 21,212,547,072 bytes Shorter Cut Feature Size: 22,860,638,208 bytes Average Bitrate: 29.99 MbpsDual-layered Blu-ray MPEG-4 AVC Video 1080P
Edition Details:
• Interview with film-maker Richard Lester (35:39) Blu-ray Release Date: November 29th, 2010 Chapters 18 |
Comments |
NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc. NOTE: Criterion's Complete Jacques Tati Blu-ray Collection is compared/reviewed HERE! ADDITION: BFI - Region 'B' Blu-ray - (November 2010) - To clarify - this BFI Blu-ray package is 'Dual Format' meaning it also has the film on DVD disc included in the purchase. Also the Blu-ray contains two version of Mr. Hulot's Holiday. Tati's second feature was released in Paris February 27th, 1953. First in 1962 and later on in 1978, Tati worked on his films again. He re-edited it, removed some shots, lengthened some others, re-orchestrated the score and re-mixed the sound. The original elements were damaged and weakened by the repeated re-editing process. Using a photochemical restoration and digital tools the original film has been brought back up a viewable quality. BFI have included both of these versions of the film in 1080P. The disc is dual-layered and both films, the longer original version and shorter edited release both cover over 20 Gig of space and look quite similar. These are NOT seamlessly branched together but are two separate versions with the original looking slightly weaker. Regardless, these represent a significant upgrade from all previously released DVDs - especially in the areas of detail and contrast.BFI have given linear PCM 2.0 channel mono audio at over 2300 Kbps for both versions but the original does not offer the 'international language' DUB (not in lossless) that is available on the other cut. There are optional English subtitles available and my Momitsu confirms that the Blu-ray disc is region 'B'-locked. There are no supplements on the Blu-ray disc but the included DVD has the 35-minute interview with film-maker Richard Lester and an original trailer (that both appeared on the last BFI DVD edition). There is also liner notes, extensively illustrated, booklet - featuring essays and film notes.
Well, Mr. Hulot's Holiday looks and sounds
great and it's interesting to have the 'original' available to
see where the changes were made. Tati fans won't want to pass
this up - it's an impressive upgrade!
- Gary W. Tooze ***
ADDITION BFI DVD: The 2004 BFI edition of
Les Vacances de M. Hulot has recently been rereleased as
part of their
Jacques Tati Collection along with
Jour
de fête
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Les Vacances de M. Hulot /
Mon Oncle /
Playtime and
Parade.
The only changes that the BFI made with this version is the keep
case has been turned into a slim case and the individual
booklets have been collected into one and some new artwork added
to it. The image is identical to both the Criterion and Future
Films editions, but has more information on all four sides than
eother of the other two releases. Although the audio here is
Dolby Digital 1.0, rather than the 2.0 found in the Future Films
release, I doubt that the former sounds significantly better as
the audio here is typically quite good. For those looking for
English subtitles, you won't find them on this Finish release,
but they are the only subs to be found in the BFI edition. The
real difference between the three releases comes in terms of the
extras. While we get three Tati shorts from the Future release,
and several valuable extras with the Criterion, the BFI has
trailers for three of films, a typically invaluable booklet, and
a fascinating interview with Richard Lester about his love of
the film. If you're only interested in picking up this film and
none of Tati's others, then the choice would come down between
the BFI and the Criterion. I'd pick the BFI for image, but the
Criterion for the extras. If, however, you want to purchase
either of the two Tati sets, then doubt that you could go wrong
with with either one. I suppose that the choice ultimately will
come down to whether you need the English subs on the BFI
release, the sum total of extras on both sets (mighty impressive
for both, I might add!), what you'd prefer for your fifth film
(the BFI has Parade, while the Future Films release has Trafic).
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