Parade
Directed by Jacques Tati
Written by Jacques Tati
1974/France
IMDb page
First viewing/Criterion Channel
Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don’t take anything too seriously, it’ll all work out in the end. — David Niven
Jacques Tati kept the world laughing through his final film.
Made for French TV, Tati serves as ring master to a small circus that encourages audience participation. As usual with Tati, the humor is mostly physical with accompanying sound effects. We also get a fair amount of acrobatic clowns and a mule-taming act.
This made me laugh out loud several times, which earns it a recommendation from me.
