#438: JUTRA, Claude: Mon Oncle Antoine (1971)
JUTRA, Claude (Canada)
A Chairy Tale
Mon Oncle Antoine [1971]
Spine #438
DVD
DVD
Claude Jutra's evocative portrait of a boy's coming-of-age in wintry 1940s rural Quebec has been consistently cited by critics and scholars as the greatest Canadian film of all time. Delicate, naturalistic, and tinged with a striking mix of nostalgia and menace, Mon oncle Antoine follows Benoit, as he first encounters the twin terrors of sex and death, and his fellow villagers, who live under the thumb of the local asbestos mine owner. Set during one ominous Christmas, Mon oncle Antoine is a holiday film unlike any other, and an authentically detailed illustration of childhood's twilight.
104 minutes
Color
Color
Monaural
in French
1:66:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2008
Director/Writers
Original script by Clément Perron.
Adapted by Claude Jutra and Perron.
Claude Jutra was 41 when he directed Mon Oncle Antoine.
The Film
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Sixteen-page booklet featuring an essay by film scholar André Loiselle.
Commentary
None.
On Screen! “Mon oncle Antoine”
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Sixteen-page booklet featuring an essay by film scholar André Loiselle.
Commentary
None.
On Screen! “Mon oncle Antoine”
A 2007 documentary tracing the making and history of the film.
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
A 2002 documentary by Paule Baillargeon, featuring interviews with Brault, director Bernardo Bertolucci, and actors Geneviève Bujold and Saul Rubinek.
A Chairy Tale
A 1957 experimental short codirected by Jutra and Norman McLaren.
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
Theatrical trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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