Mon oncle
French filmmaker and comedian Jacques Tati's third feature, and first in colour. The nearly dialogue-free narrative follows Tati's pipe-smoking, unemployed Monsieur Hulot as he spends his days being a bad influence on his adoring nephew and wrestling with a new world of plastics and mechanics. Concerned about his future, Hulot's relatives attempt to find him employment and pair him off with a neighbour, with little success on either front.
1958Rating: G116 minsFrance, ItalyFrench with English subtitles
ComedyWorld Cinema
- Director:
- Jacques Tati ('Playtime', 'Les vacances de Monsieur Hulot')
- Cast:
- Jacques TatiJean-Pierre ZolaAdrienne Servantie
Mon oncle | Awards
Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Awards 1959; Jury Special Prize winner at Cannes Film Festival 1958
Mon oncle | Reviews
93%29 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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The New York Times
Perceptibly contrived when it lingers too long and gets too deeply into the dullness of things mechanical.
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Roger Ebert
Tati is the great philosophical tinkerer of comedy, taking meticulous care to arrange his films so that they unfold in a series of revelations and effortless delights.
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Mon oncle | Release Details
Mon oncle is now playing in 1 cinema in Australia. Mon oncle is available to stream in Australia now on Apple TV and SBS On Demand.