M. Hulot's Holiday (Criterion)

   SynopsisPipe-smoking Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati's endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another.Tati's wildly funny satire of vacationers determined to enjoy themselves includes a series of precisely choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers.The first entry in the Hulot series is a masterpiece of gentle slapstick.