Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot

 

                        Mr. Hulot's Holiday 

 

You may have the money but you may not be able to go back in time. The year is 1953, the location - a bourgeois seaside resort. It’s a modern world and the modern world has its own crisis when it comes to Identity and Individualism. In a so called orderly world – enters Mr. Holot – an old world of gentleness, innocence, calm  and charm, perceived to be bumbling around the environment 

 The movie opens with a Jazz melody by Alain Romans -- Quel Temps Fait-Il A Paris (How is the weather in Paris) and the same piece goes on and on throughout the movie.

 It’s a work of art. One needs to be observant and so it is recommended to watch this work back to back at least twice. Chances are one might miss something or the other. After watching this movie you start noticing things happening around you.

 

Hulot films have been a great influence on Jerry Lewis and the Mr. Bean’s series.

 

One takeaway from the film is that it teaches you not to hurry in the journey of life.

After the movie one feels sad that the wonderful world is over. It was another time, another place. It's time for another repeat.  A time to go back to another bygone era.

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It's a narrative on many things lost. 

Life can be lived like wine – sip it, don’t gulp it.

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If you have been raised with Hollywood or Bollywood, it is highly recommended to skip this Movie.

One feels sad when the movie is over.

 

The film is not a comedy.  One gets to observe the sheer absurdity of the human condition.

 

Mr Hulot seems to be saying, "Hey, folks, slow down, what's the rush and what's the point--there's more to life than status, fads, trends, twinkle and glitter. Let's be more natural, more relaxed, more caring.