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Mon Oncle - Criterion Collection DVD

Unrated :: Criterion :: Released: 2004-01-06

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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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