Parade

(Jacques Tati, France 1974, 84 min., DCP)

For the first time since his feature debut, Tati isn't playing the iconic M. Hulot; nor is he really the star. Instead, the comic master turns an almost documentary eye toward life under the big top. Clowns tumble and acrobats twirl, and in the middle of it all ringmaster Tati performs several classic mimes. Tati's final feature returns him to his music hall roots and serves as a fitting farewell. "It's a sublime and awesome coda to the career of one this century's greatest artists." -- Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader.