Mon oncle (1958) - The Criterion Collection

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Monsieur Hulot	Jacques Tati
Monsieur Arpel	Jean-Pierre Zola
Madame Arpel	Adrienne Servantie
Monsieur Pichard	Lucien Frégis
Betty, landlord's daughter	Betty Schneider
Walter	J.F. Martial
Neighbor	Dominique Marie
Georgette, the maid	Yvonne Arnaud
Madame Pichard	Adélaïde Danieli
Gerald Arpel	Alain Becourt
Braces dealer	Régis Fontenay

Credits

Director	Jacques Tati
Artistic collaboration	Jacques Lagrange
Producer	Louis Dolivet
Cinematography	Jean Bourgoin
Sets	Henri Schmitt
Music	Alain Romans and Frank Barcellini

Disc Features

Spectacular digital transfer, with restored image and sound
Video introduction by writer, director and performer Terry Jones
L’école des facteurs, the 1947 short film directed by and starring Jacques Tati
New and improved English subtitle translation

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