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Gr 4–8—Monsieur Hulot, a comic descendent of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp and forerunner of Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean, has charmed French film audiences for more than 60 years with his perpetual struggle with an increasingly modern and mechanized world. Created and portrayed by Jacques Tati, Monsieur Hulot is an iconic film character whose humor and personality derive more from his gait and mannerisms than from anything that he says. This is part of the reason that Merveille's Hello, Mr. Hulot works so well as a wordless picture book. Twenty sho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Monsieur Hulot, a character invented and played by French filmmaker Jacques Tati in such movies as Les Vacances de M. Hulot (Mr. Hulot's Holiday), is one part schlemiel, one part everyman, one part existentialist, and all parts kindness. He seems an odd choice for a picture book, given that his most recognizable characteristic is the way he moves--a slopey, optimistic half-run--and that much of the humor in the fil...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Merveille cleverly captures the essential French film character Monsieur Hulot in every episode of this collection of short, l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More