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| Le Grand Amour |
Is a Frenchman that I just
recently learned of through the Gene Siskel Film
Center where
they will present his films under the title “The Lost Laugh”.
Perhaps the lack of
familiarity rests in the fact that Jacques Tati dominated French comedic cinema
right before Etaix and rightly so, the young clown learned much from Tati. Etaix worked as gag creator,
illustrator and assistant director for Tati’s Mon Oncle. In
an interview with French television, Etaix noted Tati’s comment to
him after a screening of Yoyo, “It was pretty good, but there are
still a few things to look over.” Etaix’s clownish genius also
collaborated with the likes of Jean-Claude Carrière, celebrated writer of films
such as Buñuel’s always drôle, The
discreet charm of the bourgeoisie in addition to Etaix’s three films
mentioned below.
His films were almost lost
to us due to legal issues, luckily they have been found again and
will appear on the big screen of the Siskel Film Center in November.
The series consists of his
five feature films, among those Yoyo, The Suitor and Le
Grand Amour as well as Tati's Mon Oncle and three short films. Let’s
hope the laughs will be forever found and strong enough so that the memories of
them will cause future giggles.
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