Mon oncle (1958)
Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jacques Tati
Written By: Jacques Tati, Jean L'Hôte, Jacques Lagrange
Starring: Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Lucien Frégis, Betty Schneider, Jean-François Martial, Adrienne Servantie
Genre: Comedy
AKA: My Uncle
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Magb | 85 73rd |
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This is basically a rural Modern Times, which is entirely a good thing. The film is rarely hilarious, but it's consistently amusing from beginning to end. Some sequences go on for a bit too long, perhaps, but on the whole it's very well paced. Furthermore, the traditional values/modern inventions dichotomy is never shoved in your face, and you never feel like Tati is trying to prove a point. Good stuff all around.
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PeaceAnarchy | 50 7th |
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I'm sorry, but this is just boring to me. I recognize the beauty of the composition, the social and technological commentary I even get the jokes. I was constantly thinking, "hey that's a good idea for a joke" or "that's quite funny," but I didn't actually laugh at any of it. Same with everything else, the images were pretty, but they had no sort of captivating effect, and the commentary just felt worthless.
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Eric WK | 85 81st |
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If Mr. Hulot's Holiday didn't cement Tati as one of the great comedic directors of all time (and Hulot as one of the great comedic characters of all time), then Mon Oncle surely did. Here again, we see the mild mannered, happy-go-lucky Hulot in and out of trouble despite never looking for it. All I think he wants to do is live his life; it's a shame the world has to keep interfering.
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MartinTeller | 87 89th |
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Delivers some wonderful gags that utilize the asburdity of modernity. Shades of À Nous la Liberté (and Modern Times) but Tati's spin on it is fresh and amusing. On the downside, a few scenes are draggy.
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| 2 | duandsku | 100 99th |
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One of the most beautiful films ever filmed, very funny and touching. An ode to youthful wonder and detachment and a biting look at the resentment by the old culture towards the smugness and new technologies of those that consider themselves the "advanced" scoiety. One of my favorite films.
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JakeAesthete | 49 46th |
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About as funny as me trying to use a smartphone.
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Moribunny | 70 75th |
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Thematically reminiscent of Chaplin's Modern Times, Mon Oncle has a meticulous visual aesthetic and features adorable dogs and several really funny or sometimes just spectacularly offbeat scenes. However, it should have been edited down by at least one third; the first half especially suffers from too much dead time and repetitiousness. The tedium factor cripples it severely. At least it retains an elegant, atmospheric flow throughout.
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| 1 | sellis | 98 99th |
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Do movies get any better this? Rarely.
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ribcage | 71 61st |
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Mon Oncle is like sitting at a sidewalk cafe, sipping a beer on a breezy day, watching the people, drama, and comedies of the streetlife, with that light breeze every now and again bringing to your ears from the next table over the words of an old man who really hates how much we're on our phones these days
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JSchlansky | 80 77th |
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I too have walked headlong into a lamp post after being flummoxed by an errant whistle
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| Average Percentile 68.76% from 1017 Ratings |  |