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Jacques Tati
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor Born: October 9, 1908 in Le Pecq, France Death: November 5, 1982 Biography:Filmmaker and actor "Jacques Tati" reinvented the art of slapstick comedy, expertly dissecting the nature of sight gags and pratfalls while exploiting viewer expectations to create an ambitious, richly detailed cinematic parlor game perfect for exploring the infinite mysteries of the modern world. Born Jacques Tatischeff October 9, 1908, in Le Pecq, France, he first gained notice as a professional rugby player before beginning his performing career in area music halls as a pantomimist and impersonator. Tati mounted his first film short, the comedy Oscar, Champion du Tennis, in 1931, but never saw the project through to its completion. His subsequent early work, including 1934's "On Demande une Brute", 1935's "Gai Dimanche", and 1936's "Soigne ton Gauche", presaged his later features in their fascination with natural and mechanical sounds. The outbreak of World War II, which he spent stationed in the... Full Biography
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