Mon Oncle
Directed by Jacques Tati
Written by Jacques Tati with artistic collaboration by Jacques Lagrange and Jean L’Hote
1958/France
Specta Film/Gray Film/Alter Films et al
Repeat viewing/Netflix rental
#351 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This is utterly charming and laugh out read more
Mon Oncle has a concerning amount of narrative. Way too much of the film is about Jean-Pierre Zola and Adrienne Servantie’s bourgeois ultra-modern couple fretting over their son’s affection for his uncle, played by writer-director Tati. Tati’s protagonist does not live in the auto read more
Nov 18 Posted by aaronwest Jacques Tati can be an absolute riot at times, and in my opinion, Mon Oncle is his funniest effort. While he does not relax his recurrent theme of tradition versus modernity, he has more fun with these characters, and the material is ripe for comedy with big laughs. Playt read more
Nov 18 Posted by aaronwest Jacques Tati can be an absolute riot at times, and in my opinion, Mon Oncle is his funniest effort. While he does not relax his recurrent theme of tradition versus modernity, he has more fun with these characters, and the material is ripe for comedy with big laughs. Playt read more
Nov 18 Posted by aaronwest Jacques Tati can be an absolute riot at times, and in my opinion, Mon Oncle is his funniest effort. While he does not relax his recurrent theme of tradition versus modernity, he has more fun with these characters, and the material is ripe for comedy with big laughs. Playt read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 12, 2013
Starring and directed by Jacques Tati, the film revolves around the bumbling but kind-hearted Monsieur Hulot, as he interacts with his relations and young nephew. We follow Hulot as he navigates through his life in France. His sister and brother-in-law live in an ultra modern home complete with auto read more
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 12, 2013
Starring and directed by Jacques Tati, the film revolves around the bumbling but kind-hearted Monsieur Hulot, as he interacts with his relations and young nephew. We follow Hulot as he navigates through his life in France. His sister and brother-in-law live in an ultra modern home complete with auto read more
Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958)
In this warm up through the month of November until the event of the Seven Days of French New Wave, countless French films will be explored to contextualize the French film industry of the time. This 1958 film from France, by one of the most anachronical directo read more
