My Uncle
1958 · Movie · NR · 118 min · ★ 7.4 · 89% critics
A kind, clumsy uncle feels at home in a lively old neighborhood but struggles to understand his relatives’ spotless, gadget-filled suburban life. As the family tries to pull him into their modern routine with a new job and social plans, everyday visits turn into gentle misadventures and a warm clash of lifestyles.
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Details
- Original title
- Mon oncle
- Years
- 1958
- Release date
- 1958-05-10
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (618 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like quiet, observant comedy that pokes fun at modern conveniences and social snobbery; Not for you if you need fast pacing, lots of dialogue, or big laughs like Jour de Fête.
Pros: gentle visual humor; sharp modern-life satire; charming, rewatchable details | Cons: thin storyline; slow, meandering pace; humor not for all
Themes
- factory worker
- paris, france
- parent child relationship
- city portrait
- modernity
- new building
- brother-in-law
- suburb
- housekeeper
- sarcastic
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1959
- Jury Prize · 1958
- New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Foreign Language Film
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 1959 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 1959 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jacques Tati
as Monsieur Hulot
Jean-Pierre Zola
as Monsieur Arpel
Adrienne Servantie
as Madame Arpel
Lucien Frégis
as Monsieur Pichard
Betty Schneider
as Betty, Landlord's Daughter
Jean-François Martial
as Walter
- DM
Dominique Marie
as Neighbor
Yvonne Arnaud
as Georgette, the Housekeeper
- AD
Adelaide Danieli
as Madame Pichard
Alain Bécourt
as Gérald Arpel
Directed by Jacques Tati