#111/#729: TATI, Jacques: Mon Oncle (1958)

TATI, Jacques (France)

Mon Oncle [1958]

Spine #111/#729
DVD/Blu-ray

Slapstick prevails when Jacques Tati's eccentric hero Monsieur Hulot is let loose in the ultramodern home 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.

116 minutes
Color

Monaural

in French

1:33:1 aspect ratio

Criterion Release 2001

Director/Writers

Written by Jacques Tati.

With the collaboration of Jacques Lagrange and Jean L’Hôte.

Tati was 51 when he directed Mon Oncle.

Other Tati films in the Collection:

#730: Jour De Fête (1949)
#110: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday (1953)
#112: PlayTime (1967)
#439: Trafic (1971)
#731: Parade (1974)

The Film

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

#111: Six-page wraparound featuring an essay by Matt Zoller Seitz.

#729: Sixty-eight page booklet featuring essays by James Quandt (Scatterbrained Angel: The Films of Jacques Tati); Jonathan Rosenbaum (Composing in Sound and Image); Kristin Ross (Jacques Tati:Historian); and David Cairns (Things Fall Together).

Commentary

#111/#729:

None.

Video introduction

By writer, director and performer Terry Jones.

#111:

L’école des facteurs

The 1947 short film directed by and starring Tati.

#729:

My Uncle

Tati’s 1958 reedited, English-language version of the film.

Once Upon a Time . . . “Mon oncle”

An hour-long documentary from 2008 on the making of the film.

Everything is Beautiful

A three-part program from 2005 on the film’s fashion, architecture, and furniture design.

Everything’s Connected

A 2013 visual essay by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet comparing Mon Oncle to the other Monsieur Hulot films.

Le Hasard de Jacques Tati

A 1977 French television episode featuring an interview with Tati about his dog, Hasard, and the canine stars of Mon Oncle.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

99

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