Editing

Sophie Tatischeff

Born October 23, 1946 · Neuilly sur Seine

Died October 27, 2001 · aged 55

Sophie Catherine Tatischeff was a French film editor and director. Born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Tatischeff was the daughter of Jacques Tati and began her career as assistant editor on her father's film Play Time (1967). She also edited Trafic (1971) and Parade (1974). After Tati's death she produced a colour version of his 1949 feature Jour de fête using previously unusable colour film elements sh…

Known For

Trafic

Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.

Parade

MovieTV MovieComedy

For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves as master of ceremonies. Though it features many spectacles, including clowns, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and more, Parade also focuses on the spectators, making this stripped-down work a testament to the communion between audience and entertainment.

Marie's Counter

Marie's Counter · 1998

Marie's Counter

MovieComedyDrama

A bistro counter will decide the fate of two women. The first, Marie, the owner of a cafe for forty years in a Breton village, wants to realize her dream and go to the city. The second, Joelle, wants to leave town for the countryside.

Canta Gitano

Canta Gitano · 1982

A short dance performance.

House Specialty

House Specialty · 1978

House Specialty

Sophie Tatischeff's short film set in the small town of Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, three decades after its use in her father's film 'Jour de Fête'. The conversation from a typical village bar is transplanted to a patisserie with particularly tempting tartlets: 'No reason for us not to have another' says one habitué; 'no more for me thanks,' says another. 'A shortbread at this time of day?' asks the woman behind the counter.

Flesh Color

Flesh Color · 1978

MovieThrillerCrime

Anna is a coach and a stripper at night.

Forza Bastia

Forza Bastia · 1978

MovieDocumentary

"Forza Bastia" is a 26-minute film documenting a UEFA Cup match between PSV Eindhoven and French club SC Bastia at the Furiani Stadium in 1978. Jacques Tati directed the piece at the request of friend Gilberto Trigano – the President of the Bastia club at that time. It was subsequently shelved and kept in storage until Tati's daughter Sophie Tatischeff eventually assembled the footage for release in 2002.

The Belly of the Earth

The Belly of the Earth · 1979

The Belly of the Earth

The Algerian war seen through the eyes of a mother and her four daughters.

Filmography

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Trafic

Mr. Hulot is the head designer of the Altra Automotive Co. His latest invention is a newfangled camper car loaded with outrageous extra features. Along with the company's manager and publicity model, Hulot sets out from Paris with the intention of debuting the car at the annual auto show in Amsterdam. The going isn't easy, however, and the group encounters an increasingly bizarre series of hurdles and setbacks en route.

Editor

Parade

MovieTV MovieComedy

For his final film, Jacques Tati takes his camera to the circus, where the director himself serves as master of ceremonies. Though it features many spectacles, including clowns, jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, and more, Parade also focuses on the spectators, making this stripped-down work a testament to the communion between audience and entertainment.

Editor

Marie's Counter

Marie's Counter · 1998

Marie's Counter

MovieComedyDrama

A bistro counter will decide the fate of two women. The first, Marie, the owner of a cafe for forty years in a Breton village, wants to realize her dream and go to the city. The second, Joelle, wants to leave town for the countryside.

Director

Canta Gitano

Canta Gitano · 1982

A short dance performance.

Editor

House Specialty

House Specialty · 1978

House Specialty

Sophie Tatischeff's short film set in the small town of Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, three decades after its use in her father's film 'Jour de Fête'. The conversation from a typical village bar is transplanted to a patisserie with particularly tempting tartlets: 'No reason for us not to have another' says one habitué; 'no more for me thanks,' says another. 'A shortbread at this time of day?' asks the woman behind the counter.

Director

Flesh Color

Flesh Color · 1978

MovieThrillerCrime

Anna is a coach and a stripper at night.

Editor

Forza Bastia

Forza Bastia · 1978

MovieDocumentary

"Forza Bastia" is a 26-minute film documenting a UEFA Cup match between PSV Eindhoven and French club SC Bastia at the Furiani Stadium in 1978. Jacques Tati directed the piece at the request of friend Gilberto Trigano – the President of the Bastia club at that time. It was subsequently shelved and kept in storage until Tati's daughter Sophie Tatischeff eventually assembled the footage for release in 2002.

Editor

The Belly of the Earth

The Belly of the Earth · 1979

The Belly of the Earth

The Algerian war seen through the eyes of a mother and her four daughters.

Editor

In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot

In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot · 1989

In the Footsteps of Monsieur Hulot

MovieDocumentary

Two-part documentary about French director Jacques Tati chronicles the evolution of the filmmaker's alter ego, Monsieur Hulot, through archival interviews, on-set footage, photos, and film clips.

Director

A Bag of Marbles

A Bag of Marbles · 1975

A Bag of Marbles

Set in Paris 1941, two Jewish boys cling to their lives by doing all sorts of odd jobs, stealing and black-marketeering.

Sound Editor

Why Not!

Why Not! · 1977

MovieRomanceComedy

Alexa, Fernand, and Louis form a tender yet unconventional trio in a quiet suburban home. Fleeing failed marriages and societal expectations, they build a life rooted in love and mutual support. But their unorthodox arrangement stirs suspicion, especially from a curious police inspector whose own life is about to change in unexpected ways.

Editor