Directed by: Jacques Tati
Released: 1958
Run time: 120 minutes
Certificate: U
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The absurdities of human behaviour
In line with Chaplin’s “Modern Times”, the theme of Mon Oncle is the inability of one man to adapt to new technology.
Produced by, co-written and starring Jacques Tati, Mon Oncle is largely a visual comedy, with barely audible dialogue and colour and lighting employed to help tell the story.
The film was a huge success in France and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the 1959 Academy Awards.
