I second that recommendation, for any Jacques Tati fan.

It is fun to see those French cars (of the 50's and 60's), they almost look
like they come from a different planet!

The best intro to the unique world of Tati is, of course, "Monsieur Hulot's
Holiday" (he has a great car).

Alistair

on 14/12/00 11:24 PM, Alan Jacobsen at arthurjacobsen@EARTHLINK.NET wrote:

> For those Volks in the New York City area here is a rare chance to see the
> wonderfully silly French camping van movie "Traffic" (not to be confused
> with the soon-to-be-released Hollywood product of same name) at the American
> Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, NY.
> 
>> From the museum program: "TRAFFIC 1971, 96 mins. With Maria Kimberly. In
> this sardonic road movie, Mr. Hulot travels from Paris to Amsterdam to
> premiere his company�s latest gadget-laden camping vehicle. Hilarious
> highway situations ensue, culminating in a disastrous multi-car,
> domino-effect collision akin to Godard�s pile-up in Weekend. In the lyrical
> ending, Hulot�s signature umbrella unfurls in a field of rainbow-colored
> umbrellas."
> 
> This car-centric, thoughtful masterpiece by Jacques Tati will be playing on
> Saturday, December 23 and again on Sunday, December 31.  Schedule and info
> at:  <http://www.ammi.org>
> 
> Or, look for it in the foreign section of your best video shop.
> 
> Cheers,
> Alan NYC
>