Jacques Tati is the great philosophical tinkerer of comedy, taking met…

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Jacques Tati is the great philosophical tinkerer of comedy, taking meticulous care to arrange his films so that they unfold in a series of revelations and effortless delights. ✨ Roger Ebert (2008). The Great Movies II, p.278, Crown Archetype
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