Stars: Jacques Tati

Director: Jacques Tati

Summary: The comic adventures of an accident prone uncle trying to guide his 7-year-old nephew around the 20th century's technical complexities. French dialogue with English subtitles.

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A comic masterpiece from director-star Jacques Tati (Playtime, Traffic), this 1958 film--Tati's first in colour--reprises the carefree, oblivious title character from the director's hilarious international hit Mr. Hulot's Holiday. This time, the story finds Hulot, a self-involved twit on a constant collision with the physical world, grappling with 1950s-style progress. Visiting his sister and brother-in-law in their ultra-progressive household full of noisy gadgets and futuristic decor, Hulot inevitably has dust-ups with modernity, each one exceptionally funny. Taking a page from Buster Keaton's play book, Tati also employs his trademark techniques with sound and production design to achieve the indefinable, comic genius of his films: the rhythmic clacking of footsteps, the cartoon-panel distance of his camera frame from the heart of the action. (Why are funny things funnierwhen seen from a few extra feet away?) Tati is one of the cinema's great treasures, and Mon Oncle is unforgettable. --Tom Keogh

Aspect Ratio:	1.33 Full Screen
Main Language:	French
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Original Trailers For Mon Oncle And Playtime And Les Vacances De M Hulot
Subtitles:	English
Year:	1958
Release Date:	November 29, 2004
Runtime:	111 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B F I V D 604
Keywords:	Subtitled, Comedy, General, French, Mon, Oncle
Genre:	Comedy