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Trafic - Criterion Collection
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0715515030328
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: Criterion
Languages: Dutch (Original Language), English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled),
Manufacturer: Criterion
MPN: CC1756DDVD
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Criterion
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Running Time: 97 minutes
Studio: Criterion
Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 1972
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Editorial Review:
In Jacques Tati's Trafic the bumbling Monsieur Hulot outfitted as always with tan raincoat beaten brown hat and umbrella takes to Paris's highways and byways. For this his final outing Hulot is employed as an auto company's director of design and accompanies his new vehicle (a camper tricked out in all sorts of absurd gadgetry) to an auto show in Amsterdam. Naturally the road is paved with modern-age mishaps. This late-career delight is a masterful demonstration of the comic genius's expert timing and sidesplitting visual gags and a bemused last look at technology run amok.SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:New restored high-definition digital transferIn the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot (1969) a two-hour documentary tracing the evolution of Jacques Tati's beloved alter egoInterview from 1971 with the cast of Trafic from the French television program Le journal de cinema"The Comedy of Jacques Tati" a 1973 episode from the French television program Morceaux de bravoureTheatrical trailerNew and improved English subtitle translationPLUS: A new essay by film critic Jonathan RomneySystem Requirements:Running Time: 97 minutes Language: French Subtitles: EnglishFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/BUDDY FILMS Rating: G UPC: 715515030328 Manufacturer No: CC1756DDVD
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - More fun from Tati - not spectacular, but solid.
Good fun, not a masterpiece like Mon Oncle or Playtime, but if you like Tati's other stuff, it's a must have.
Rating:  - Trafic finally gets the presentation it deserves
If you have made it this far, you will want to own this DVD. While not one of Tati's best, it is still an entertaining and charming movie. The extras alone are worth the DVD price: interviews with the cast and a fascinating interview with Tati himself, who reprises some of his best mime routines. Regarding the movie itself: I was stunned at not only the quality of the picture (sharp with bright colors), but the fact my VHS tape was missing about 15% of the frame on all four sides, not to mention ... Read More
Rating: - Monsieur Hulot at odds with The Gimmick-Crazed Car Culture.
Best known for Mon Oncle (1958), Playtime (1967), and Trafic (1971), French comic genius Jacques Tati's Monsieur Hulot comedies depict a socially-inept, Quixotic character always in his rumpled raincoat and tattered brown hat, at odds with the mechanistic and materialistic modern world. In fact, Hulot's life is one big misadventure in the modern world. Trafic (Traffic) was Tati's last Hulot film, and followed themes established in his earlier films. In Trafic, Monsieur Hulot (Tati) invents a Rube ... Read More
Rating: - At last! Trafic on DVD!
At last! This little gem gets the release it deserves, from Criterion no less. Regarded by many and perhaps rightly so as the weakest of the Jacques Tati 'Hulot' films. Don't let this put you off as, even though its the weakest, its still the work of genius. It's a surprise it even got made as it was fraught with finance problems, production being shut down due to lack of money was not rare. Unfortunately Tati did not receive the critical acclaim he was due until many years after his death. The rights ... Read More
Rating: - Another Tati ' s pearl!
As you know, Monsieur Hulot is one of the designers of the Automobile Factory ALTRA, that intends to present its new model in the announced fair. All the film I around Hulot ' s voyage accompanied of a truck driver and a lovable young female Executive. But as you can guess this voyage will be seriously troubled funnily talking.
Another jewel of Monsieur Jacques Tati.
Voilá!
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