Jacques Tati was a clown genius both as performer and director. His physical comedy skills were unreal, but he also brought a clown sensibility to his directing, as in this scene of an appealingly colorful patchwork of gridlocked cars with people in coats and umbrellas walking purposefully yet somehow nonsensically amongst them. It so perfectly captures the absurdity of modern life. And this was 55 years ago (1971)! #clownspirit #jacquestati #clownfilms | Clown Spirit