History Film / MrHulotsHoliday

* FrenchJerk: Many of the characters in this film. This is {{Justified}} mainly because they want to conduct their holiday that they originally planned for and in a specific way so they aren't willing to loosen up. In fact, one of the few people who are actively chatty and outgoing towards Mr. Hulot is the lone British tourist - a complete inversion of BritishStuffiness.

* RandomEventsPlot: This, and most of the other films by Jacques Tati.

The film is notable for the first appearance of Tati's trademark character, Monsieur Hulot, who went on to appear in three subsequent films. Hulot was a sympathetic everyman, a kind gentleman, but slightly shy, naive and bumbling, who tended to accidentally and unknowingly create chaos around himself. Along with being very tall and thin, he frequently had a recognizable hat, pipe, raincoat and umbrella, and walked with a strange gait. The Hulot character would be one of the major inspirations behind ''Series/MrBean'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIllusionist2010'', and several ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketches, with the GrandFinale of the former, ''Film/MrBeansHoliday'', even being a loose remake of this film.

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[[caption-width-right:175:Jacques Tati as M. Hulot]]

* LettingTheAirOutOfTheBand: Hulot plays a raucously loud record in his room. The other hotel guests, annoyed, flip off what appears to be a master power switch for the room, causing Hulot's record to coast to a stop.

* FrenchJerk: Many of the characters in this film. This is {{Justified}} mainly because they want to conduct their holiday that they originally planed for and in a specific way so they aren't willing to loosen up. In fact, one of the few people who are actively chatty and outgoing towards Mr. Hulot is the lone British tourist - a complete inversion of BritishStuffiness.

The film is notable for the first appearance of Tati's trademark character, Monsieur Hulot, who went on to appear in three subsequent films. Hulot was a sympathetic everyman, a kind gentleman, but slightly shy, naive and bumbling, who tended to accidentally and unknowingly create chaos around himself. Along with being very tall and thin, he frequently had a recognizable hat, pipe, raincoat and umbrella, and walked with a strange gait. The Hulot character would be one of the major inspirations behind ''Series/MrBean'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIllusionist'', and several ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketches, with the GrandFinale of the former, ''Film/MrBeansHoliday'', even being a loose remake of this film.

* {{Fartillery}}: A tire's innertube ends up covered with wet leaves, gets mistaken for a wreath, and is hung next to a funeral procession. It gradually and noisily loses its air, to the embarrassment of someone standing nearby.

[[caption-width-right:175:Jacques Tati as Mr. Hulot]]

The film is notable for the first appearance of Tati's trademark character, Monsieur Hulot, who went on to appear in three subsequent films. Hulot was a sympathetic everyman, a kind gentleman, but slightly shy, naive and bumbling, who tended to accidentally and unknowingly create chaos around himself. Along with being very tall and thin, he frequently had a recognizable hat, pipe, raincoat and umbrella, and walked with a strange gait. The Hulot character would be one of the major inspirations behind ''Series/MrBean'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIllusionist'', and several ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketches, with the GrandFinale of the former, ''Film/MrBeansHoliday'', even being a loose remake of this film..

The film is notable for the first appearance of Tati's trademark character, Monsieur Hulot, who went on to appear in three subsequent films. Hulot was a sympathetic everyman, a kind gentleman, but slightly shy, naive and bumbling, who tended to accidentally and unknowingly create chaos around himself. Along with being very tall and thin, he frequently had a recognizable hat, pipe, raincoat and umbrella, and walked with a strange gait. The Hulot character would be one of the major inspirations behind ''Series/MrBean'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIllusionist'', and several ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketches.

The film is notable for the first appearance of Tati's trademark character, Monsieur Hulot, who went on to appear in three subsequent films. Hulot was a sympathetic everyman, a kind gentleman, but slightly shy, naive and bumbling, who tended to accidentally and unknowingly create chaos around himself. Along with being very tall and thin, he frequently had a recognizable hat, pipe, raincoat and umbrella, and walked with a strange gait. He was one of the major inspirations behind ''Series/MrBean'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIllusionist'' and several ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' sketches.

* ADogCalledDog: The hotel by the beach is called "Hotel de la Plage" which is French for "hotel by the beach".

* ItsACostumePartyISwear: The hotel actually has a costume party, but the guests are too stuffy to participate and dress up, except for Hulot, a young lady, and a boy.