Trafic (1971)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:14
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: Jacques Tati's beleaguered and oblivious alter ego Mr. Hulot returns for his fourth screen appearance in this ridiculous and sublime automobile-focused film. Cars and drivers, present as subplots... [More]
Starring: Jacques Tati, Maria Kimberly, Marcel Fraval, Honore Bostel
Director: Jacques Tati
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Reviews for Trafic
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Tati making tentative amends with technology Full Review |
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Trafic is a relative trifle but nevertheless delightful. Full Review |
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...in the breezy vapor that amounts to the movie's plot, it's not the destination that counts, but the leisurely, amiably aimless travel you take getting there. Full Review |
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... an imaginative, clever, gently humorous spoof of car culture and the drivers who are stuck in its gridlock Full Review |
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An enjoyable classic in choreographed sight gags about gridlock. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Jacques Tati's Trafic serves as a scaled-down but inescapably fitting companion piece to its predecessor, the monumental Playtime. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Not Tati's best but still has magical moments.
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4/4 |
Tati, who's brilliant at commenting on modernization, here again provides insights into modern life that make for one of the freshest and funniest pictures to hit the screen in years. Full Review |
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A masterpiece in its own right -- not only for the sharp picture of the frenetic and gimmick-crazy civilization that worships cars, but also for many remarkable formal qualities. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
Like Godard, Tati is also remarkably appreciative of the odd beauty that can be revealed in the shapes, patterns and colors created by the technology of planned obsolescence. Full Review |
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It’s familiar, and nonetheless spirited and inventive. Full Review |
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While the plotlessness and lack of dialogue may take some getting used to for the uninitiated, Tati's sense of humour quickly becomes addictive. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Everyone is incapable of dealing with the modern world, but Mr. Hulot is even worse off than the rest of us. Full Review |
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