Year of Production
1958
Country of Production
France
Running Time
1h56
Language
In French with English subtitles
Cast

Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Lucien Fregis

Festivals/Awards

Jury Prize - Festival de Cannes 1958

Top Foreign Films - National Board of Review 1958

Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film - Academy Awards 1959

 

 

Mon Oncle
Jacques Tati

Gérard Arpel lives with his parents in a hilariously ultramodern house, but prefers the company of his uncle Hulot, who takes him on trips to the old city. Meanwhile, Gérard’s parents attempt to adjust Mr Hulot to modern life—so they find him a job in Mr Arpel’s antiseptic plastic hose factory.

 

Monsieur et Madame Arpel habitent une maison remarquablement moderne dans un quartier aseptisé. Dans cet univers trop bien agencé, jeu, hasard et humour n’ont aucune place et leur fils Gérard s’y ennuie. Mais voilà que fait irruption son oncle, Monsieur Hulot, le frère de Madame, personnage décalé et inadapté. Sa fantaisie est mal vécue par son entourage, d’autant plus qu’il devient un modèle pour Gérard…

 

Restored copy

 

The second Hulot movie and Tati’s first color film, Mon oncle is a supremely amusing satire of mechanized living and consumer society that earned the Academy Award for best foreign-language film.

 

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