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A blow-up doll, Tati worship, and 75 minutes of French chaos. What could go wrong?
TMDB
70
IMDb
55

La Grande Paulette (1974)

absurdistcringe-curiouslow-budget fever dream

Overview

Comedy

This is an attempt to imitate the inimitable, Jacques Tati. Paulette is a life-size blow-up doll. Imagine the rest yourself.

Flag of FRFRFrench
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Acting

Michael Lonsdale commits to loving a plastic woman with unsettling sincerity.

Direction

Calderon's Tati mimicry is either homage or crime scene—jury's out.

Best for:Solo: So you can pause and process what you're witnessing without judgment.·Background: Play it during a party and watch guests slowly realize something's deeply wrong.
Heads up:Sexual Content: It's literally about a blow-up doll, so... adjust expectations accordingly.
Gérald Calderon

Director

Gérald Calderon

ReleasedApr 24, 1974
Runtime1h 15m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitylow
Tonemixed
Feellight
Les Productions de la Guéville
Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)

Top Cast

Michael Lonsdale

Michael Lonsdale

Paul

Catherine Samie

Catherine Samie

Denise

Didier Kaminka

Didier Kaminka

Effeminate cop

Nicole Jamet

Nicole Jamet

Madeleine

Yves Barsacq

Yves Barsacq

'Djibouti'

Georges Beller

Georges Beller

First gangster

Yves Robert

Yves Robert

The first gangster

Luis Rego

Luis Rego

Luis

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Trivia

Gérald Calderon was primarily a documentary filmmaker; this remains his only narrative feature, possibly for good reason.

Cultural

Released four years after Tati's final masterpiece 'Trafic,' this film exists in the shadow of a giant it cannot escape.

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