Monsieur Hulot's Holiday 1953

Monsieur Hulot
The original title of Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) is Monsieur Hulot's Holiday.

Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot (1953) (Monsieur Hulot's Holiday) https://trakt.tv/movies/monsieur-hulot-s-holiday-1953
Mon Oncle (1958) https://trakt.tv/movies/mon-oncle-1958
PlayTime (1967) https://trakt.tv/movies/playtime-1967
Trafic (1971) https://trakt.tv/movies/trafic-1971

I saw Playtime first, which I thought was brilliant, so this felt a little comparatively underwhelming through no fault of its own. It's just that it covers similar comedic territory and the shtick hasn't been perfected like it will be in Tati's later work. But still, this is a lovely movie (with a lovely, more comforting vibe than Playtime) and I can't believe Tati isn't as well known as Keaton and Chaplin. While this obviously isn't a silent movie, it sort of functions as one and feels very much of a piece as the early comedy greats.

I now saw Jacques Tati's last version of the film, which was also wanted by the producers in this variant. In addition, it has been extensively restored and the sound has been improved.
I don't know the other versions, but I have to say that apart from a few small picture jumps, I didn't notice anything negatively. The picture and sound quality was really amazingly good.

I liked the humor in the movie, even if the plot dragged on a bit.
At this moment, however, I also have to ask myself: 'What was the plot actually?'
Well, Monsieur Hulot just went on vacation somewhere.
But I'll come straight to the next question: 'Who was Monsieur Hulot anyway?!'
Even if this is shown in the film by the visual language, I can't be one hundred percent sure.

Nevertheless, it's a worthwhile, funny movie in which there is almost no talk but has a great soundtrack.
The cutest is the little boy with the ice cream.