Criterion Reflections – Episode 49 – Jacques Tati’s Trafic

David talks with Derek J. Power about the last appearance of M. Hulot, and Arik Devens provides a few thoughts on the film as well.

Criterion Reflections is David Blakeslee’s ongoing project to watch all of the films included in the Criterion Collection in chronological order of their original release. Each episode of this third season of the podcast features conversations with a variety of guests offering insights on movies that originally premiered in 1971 and were destined to eventually bear the Criterion imprint. In this episode, David is joined by Arik Devens and Derek J. Power to discuss Trafic, directed by Jacques Tati.

Criterion
Wikipedia
The Hulot Universe
The New Yorker (1973 profile, archived, subscription required)
Cinephilia & Beyond (1977 interview)
GIPHY
IndieWire
Senses of Cinema
New York Times (obituary)

Trafic

Criterion / essay
Roger Ebert (1973)
At-A-Glance Film Reviews
A.V. Club
Cinepassion
Cleveland Movie Blog
Criterion Confessions
Fanzine
Filmnomenon
The Mookse and the Gripes
New York Sun
Ozu’s World
Pacific Cinematheque
Passport Cinema
Jonathan Rosenbaum

Bert Haanstra collaborated with Tati in the early stages of Trafic‘s production, but eventually left the project after filming several sequences. This article provides more details on their partnership and also provides great analysis of the film overall!

Criterion Reflections blog (1922 – 1967)
Criterion Reflections columns on CriterionCast (1968)
The Eclipse Viewer
A Journey Through the Eclipse Series

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