Jacques Tati teaches an acting class about the subtleties of certain types of people to a group of eager (but not very talented) students.
Acting
Tati's body control is literally the entire syllabus
Direction
Ribowski frames chaos like it's geometry homework
Writing
Dialogue? Barely. Character? Absolutely dripping
Director
Nicolas Ribowski
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ribowski's directorial debut—he'd been Tati's assistant director, so this is basically a student becoming the teacher's teacher.
Shot during Tati's financial ruin after Playtime bankrupted him; teaching became literal survival, which adds heartbreaking layers to every smiling moment.
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