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Jacques Tati influence

posted 10 years ago by richard-halfhide
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I wonder if anybody can help... The scene at the dining table has some very clear similarities to the restaurant scene in Jacques Tati's PLAYTIME, however that film was only released just four months before THE PARTY. I know Blake Edwards was heavily influenced by Tati and PLAYTIME was a very long shoot (across a three year period between 1964 and 1967).

Therefore I can only surmise that Edwards may have seen early footage of the Tati film and drew his inspiration from it. Could anyone confirm this or offer an alternative explanation? Thanks.

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[–] coldnaps 10 years ago

Can't be absolutely confirmed, but the Tati influence is beyond obvious

[–] Beau_Buffet (341) 7 years ago

I wondered the same thing as you, but wiki made me realize that it takes influence from other Tati films as well.

From wikipedia : "The film draws much inspiration from the works of Jacques Tati; Bakshi arrives at the party in a Morgan three-wheeler which may suggest Monsieur Hulot's car in Monsieur Hulot's Holiday. However, it was not the same car (Salmson AL3). The entire film storyline is reminiscent of the Royal Garden restaurant sequence of Playtime; and the comedic interaction with inanimate objects and gadgets parallels several of Tati's films, especially Mon Oncle.[11]"

[–] einstein (2570) 4 years ago

why not the other way around tati is good and was ahead of his time, but also did not age very well

[–] Owlwise (1535) 3 years ago

Tati is timeless & wonderful.