MON ONCLE (1958) ¢ ¢ ¢
Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie,
Alain Bécourt, Yvonne Arnaud, Betty Schneider
Jacques Tati's average-looking Everyman, Mr. Hulot, rides a bicycle between two worlds. There's the world he lives in - noisy, chaotic and full of life, defined by its bars, shops, horsecarts, wild packs of boys and dogs, and trash in the streets. And there's the world of the Arpel family, Hulot's sister and brother-in-law - modern, clean, orderly, quiet and sterile, defined by its compulsive neatness, a ridiculous gurgling fountain, the latest gadgets and conveniences, and a lot of empty, unused space. Tati finds comic absurdity in both worlds, but it's no secret which one he prefers.
