Mon Oncle

Mon Oncle

Mr Hulot takes a precious, playful and purely premeditated look at modern times...

Directed by Jacques Tati

Produced by Gaumont Distribution, Specta Films

1958118 min7.4 / 10

A gently satirical, visually inventive comedy that uses Hulot's resistance to modernity to affectionately critique suburban conformity while celebrating human warmth and eccentricity.

Genial, bumbling Monsieur Hulot loves his top-floor apartment in a grimy corner of the city, and cannot fathom why his sister's family has moved to the suburbs. Their house is an ultra-modern nightmare, which Hulot only visits for the sake of stealing away his rambunctious young nephew. Hulot's sister, however, wants to win him over to her new way of life, and conspires to set him up with a wife and job.

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  • Is Mon Oncle violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Mon Oncle one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of films.

  • Is Mon Oncle scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Mon Oncle easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Mon Oncle end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Mon Oncle sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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