event Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances De Monsieur Hulot)

The Film Center’s series on Jacques Tati kicks off with Mr. Hulot’s Holiday, the introduction to his long-running Hulot character, a gentle Buster Keaton type whose attempts to do even the simplest activities—a short drive, a job interview—have the potential to fumble into near-disaster. But Tati's alter ego is an enormously sympathetic character who's out of place in most surroundings, and he’s treated as more than a simple klutz. Invested with a rumpled, good-hearted nobility, Hulot embarks on various misadventures while staying at a beachside resort; it isn’t long before he draws the hostility of other patrons. (Also Feb. 10, 6pm)

The Film Center’s series on Jacques Tati kicks off with Mr. Hulot’s Holiday, the introduction to his long-running Hulot character, a gentle Buster Keaton type whose attempts to do even the simplest activities—a short drive, a job interview—have the potential to fumble into near-disaster. But Tati's alter ego is an enormously sympathetic character who's out of place in most surroundings, and he’s treated as more than a simple klutz. Invested with a rumpled, good-hearted nobility, Hulot embarks on various misadventures while staying at a beachside resort; it isn’t long before he draws the hostility of other patrons. (Also Feb. 10, 6pm)