Mon Oncle [videorecording]
201411UU
DVDs and BluRay
The comic adventures of an accident prone uncle trying to guide his 7-year-old nephew around the 20th century's technical complexities. Five years after his first appearance, Jacques Tati's M. Hulot returns with MON ONCLE, a film set along the dividing line between Paris' past and its future. Aligned (as is the film) with the former, Hulot lives in a colourful, overpopulated Parisian neighborhood and, lacking employment, spends his days waiting to pick up his adoring nephew from school, and subsequently escorting him to his parents' ultra-modern house. Filled with gadgets, some turned on only to impress the neighbors, the house seems designed specifically to frustrate Hulot, who unwittingly disrupts its operations at every opportunity. Concerned about his future, Hulot's relatives attempt to find him gainful employment and pair him off with a neighbour, with little success on either front.Review: 'Deft, illusive, full of heart, Mon Oncle is a film to see again and again.' (Monthly Film Bulletin). 'Unforgettably funny, wonderfully observed, and always technically brilliant.' (Time Out).
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Imprint:
[distributor] Elevation Sales, 2014.
Collation:
(112 min) : Dolby Digital.
Notes:
1 DVD video.RetailOriginally released: 1958Sub Titles:English
Credits:
Director, Jacques Tati.
Performers:
Cast, Jacques Tati.
Audience:
(U): Universal, suitable for all. Contains no material likely to offend or harm.
Language:
French
BRN:
271547