A truly remarkable achievement in film making. Jacques Tati built what equates to almost a fully functional town just to make his masterpiece fully embody his chaotic vision.
Instead of this film being a narrative centered around one character and their story, this film is more like if you went people watching at a shopping mall or a park. While we do have one main character, Monsieur Hulot, there is no explicit story. He simply floats from one environment to…