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Mon Oncle - Criterion Collection
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Unrated :: Criterion ::
Released:
2004-01-06
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Rank:
#8083
Rating:
4.5/5 (53 Reviews)
5/5
Mon Oncle (My Uncle)
by Mary Lou Morris (South Carolina, USA)
I am a great fan of Jacques Tati's bumbling Mr. Hulot. You don't need to understand French because there is very little dialog in this movie. The "Garden Party" scenes and the ones in the plastic factory are hilarious and the rest of the movie is very funny.
4/5
Like Mom said, be patient, sit still and you will get rewarded
by The Weary Professor (NJ, USA)
A woman uses a wall sterilizer to treat a boiled egg in an artsy gadget-filled house that might give Jane Jetson pause while her son sits at the table looking disinterested and hiccupping. This indisputably odd moment captures the forever-relevant theme of Jacques Tati's second Hulot film: the mismatch of non-essential technology and human behavior, the excess vs. the basic. In some ways the continental cousin to Chaplin's Modern Times, this is a gentle comedy, sedately paced and brightly scored, and therefore may not appeal to audiences weaned on the frenetic and abrasive pace of modern laugh-fests. However, those with the patience to let Tati's brilliant set pieces methodically unfold will reap opulent comic rewards. As with the best of Chaplin and Keaton, all the viewer can do is sit open-mouthed in admiring wonder as he considers the conceptual and physical grunt work it must have taken to capture such moments on film. Criterion's DVD is predictably excellent. The print quality is stunning and the bonus Tati short is delightful. Highly recommended.
5/5
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5/5
Mon Oncle
by R. R. Wilkins (Texas USA)
Timeless and great hearted comedy. So carefully made one can freeze frame almost any scene and see a memorable cameo. One of the greats of the great Tati.
5/5
Great find!
by Gail Evans (Sun Prairie, WI United States)
I was so happy to find this film on DVD. The only copy I had was an old VCR tape I recorded when it was on tv years ago and the quality wasn't very good. Since this isn't a film that is mainstream, I was surprised to see it on DVD. I think it's Tati's best.
Mon Oncle - Criterion Collection Summary
Slapstick Prevails When Jacques Tati's Eccentric Hero Monsieur Hulot Is Let Loose In The Ultramodern House Of His Brother-in-law, And In An Antiseptic Factory That Manufactures Plastic Hose. Tati Directs And Stars In The Second Entry Of The Hulot Series, A Delightful Satire Of Mechanized Living. Academy Award Winner, Best Foreign Film.
A comic masterpiece from director-star Jacques Tati (
Playtime
,
Traffic
), this 1958 film--Tati's first in color--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 playbook, 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 funnier when seen from a few extra feet away?) Tati is one of the cinema's great treasures, and this movie is unforgettable.
--Tom Keogh
Mon Oncle [Criterion Collection] DVD Techincal Details
Cast:
Yvonne Arnaud
,
Nicolas Bataille
,
Alain Bécourt
,
Adelaide Danieli
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Rated:
Unrated
Running Time:
116 mins
UPC:
374291559296
Binding:
DVD
Studio:
Criterion
Release Date:
2004-01-06
Region Code:
1
Specs:
Color, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Language & Subtitles
French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Subtitled),
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