Mon Oncle

Jacques Tati's comedy film Mon Oncle (My Uncle) was released in 1958. Monsieur Hulot, a socially awkward but endearing figure, is the central character in the film, and his quixotic fight with postwar France's obsession with contemporary architecture, mechanical efficiency, and consumerism is the central theme.

Mon Oncle was the first of Tati's films to be released in color, and it received more awards than any of Tati's other cinematic works, including an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a Special Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film. With 4,576,928 admissions in France, the film was another great hit for Tati.

Detailed Information:

Running time: 120 minutes (French); 111 minutes (English)

Actors: Yvonne Arnaud, Jean-Pierre Zola, Jean-François Martial, Betty Schneider, Lucien Frégis
Released: 1958
Directed by: Jacques Tati