Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 4 nominations total
Jacques Tati
- Monsieur Hulot
- (uncredited)
Lucien Frégis
- Monsieur Pichard
- (as Lucien Fregis)
Jean-François Martial
- Monsieur Walter
- (as J.F. Martial)
Alain Bécourt
- Gérard Arpel
- (as Alain Becourt)
Régis Fontenay
- Braces Dealer
- (as Regis Fontenay)
Daki
- Daki, the Arpels' Dachshund
- (uncredited)
Dominique Derly
- La secrétaire de Monsieur Arpel
- (uncredited)
- …
André Dino
- Le balayeur municipal
- (uncredited)
- …
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- TriviaJacques Tati borrowed dogs from a local pound for the film and took care of the dogs all through filming. Tati made several shots of them, which he later used to connect scenes. When filming was over, he didn't want to bring the dogs back to the pound, so he placed an advertisement in the newspaper, calling them "movie stars"; all dogs eventually were taken in by respectable families throughout Paris.
- GoofsWhenever M. Arpel parks his car in his tiny home garage, he always pulls in front-end first; however, whenever he leaves for work in the morning, the car always exits the garage front-end first. (This may be a subtle sight gag on (Jacques Tati)'s part.)
- Quotes
Charles Arpel: We could go to the Sexy Club.
Madame Arpel: I prefer Constantino and his nice music.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits appear on signs at a construction site.
- Alternate versionsAn English version of the movie, that is some 10 minutes shorter with less dialogue, was shot side-by-side with the French version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Omnibus: Monsieur Hulot's Work (1976)
Featured review
Tati's Oscar-winning movie has often been criticized for being the most conventional of his films. I am sure this is true, but on the other hand, there is still enough Tati inside this film to recognize it as one of his. And a touch of storyline and continuity can never be detrimental for a film, not even for a Tati. Actually, this is the most satirical Tati I have seen and therefore, in my opinion, the best. A true masterpiece, unbelievably full of ceative ideas. And I do not understand, how the Academy could award Mon oncle as best foreign film and at the same time completely ignore the tremendous production design.
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Box office
- Budget
- FRF 250,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $87,143
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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