Plot Summary
For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves as master of ceremonies. Though it features many spectacles, including clowns, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and more,Parade also focuses on the spectators, making this stripped-down work a testament to the communion between audience and entertainment. Made for Swedish television (with Ingmar Bergman’s legendary director of photography Gunnar Fischer serving as one of its cinematographers), Parade is a touching career send-off that recalls its maker’s origins as a mime and theater performer.
Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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43%- Reviews Counted: 7
- Fresh: 3
- Rotten: 4
- Average Rating: 5.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Rotten: Jacques Tati's Parade is such a slight and simple film that its subject almost seems to be self-effacing.
Fresh: Jacques Tati's last film -- his least-known work, shot mostly on videotape for Swedish television -- is seldom shown, but it's a far greater achievement than most accounts would lead you to expect.
Rotten: It can't aspire to the meticulous mise en scene of his big screen work; and one feels saddened that this great director should have found no other outlet for his genius.
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- Genre: Comedy
- Expected Release: Oct 07, 2014
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