The famous French comedian, writer, and director Jacques Tati achieved his initial popularity working as a mime,
and indeed his later films had only minimal dialogue, relying instead on many subtle expertly choreographed visual gags.
These ten photographs form the Tati series, created in 1997 as a commission for the fiftieth
anniversary of the famous chain of cheap shops of the same name, located in the popular neighbourhood of Barbès in Paris.