Mon Oncle

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Alexsander F @Aelxs 12/16/2024 Um dos meus filmes favoritos da vida, da para deixar passar a tarde inteira, é muito bonito, é poesia pura! Como diz Fellini, "Antes de tudo, um filme é uma obra de arte, um quadro em movimentos." E esse filme de Jacques Tati com certeza é um quadro em movimentos, simplesmente perfeito. See more martona t @RT52717972 02/10/2022 An amusing critique of modern city and the superficiality of attraction to novelty, rold with tenderness and lightness. See more Cameron M @Cameron11 08/15/2021 Very French film that is a funny critique on the advances of technology and industrialisation. The film shows the life of a family who lives a very modernist life which strips the character from their home. However, they believe it is very impressive and that their house is very "communicative". The uncle, Hulot, does not understand this way of living from the paving stones to the kitchen to the machinery in his brother-in-law's workplace which sets him hilarious hijinks. The score is very catchy tune that works very well with the day-to-day lives of these characters. The only part that became a bit stale was the dinner party where the comedic situations became a bit too absurd and impractical. Overall, a wonderfully made French film that has some great comedic timing. See more William L @RT77267842 06/11/2021 It's hard to imagine a comedian that satirizes effectively with the same level of whimsy and cleverness that Tati did. Often keeping the dialogue minimal (though not to the same degree as some of his other films), Mon Oncle feels like a truly international comedy, poking fun at the often pointless material excess that many seem to make the focus of their existence, and while it is a message that is almost done to death here given that there is virtually no deviation from the subject, it's a timeless one as well. Accomplished through clever visual gags that bring to mind the silent comedies of decades prior, Tati goes further not only in the breadth of his technical capabiliy, but the careful planning that went into the construction of long-form jokes featuring recurring imagery and background characters. A bit long for my tastes given the lack of deviation from the subject matter, but still a gem from one of the truly great film comedians. (4/5) See more andres s @RT93190512 02/12/2021 The dogs at the beginning were real cute, really set the charm for the movie. This reminds me of old Disney movies. That Dachshund was so cute, quite the little personality. That home looks way to modern or even futuristic. That lady's dress is ridiculously huge but her insistent cleaning of everything was funny to watch. Great use of different camera angles especially the ones mounted on the car while driving. What an interesting design for a board room house the way everything's connected. The relationship between Gerard's mom and that lady with the stupid white hat are as fake and empty as that house she lives in. The locations he used for the house and the coal plant where his brother in law worked were purposefully made to look cold and boring, lifeless. You can tell Jaques Tati really liked the sense of community and people socializing. He must have come from a small town. I feel like the movie started out pretty good but then tapered off and became kind of boring. Nothing really mentally stimulating about it. Of course there's some funny moments but I could take it or leave it. I ended up fast forwarding through the second half of the movie. See more 06/06/2020 My second Tati film after the fantastic "Playtime". This is very much like it, just a bit lesser good on most levels. The plot here is very free. Mostly it takes place at a very architectural building - something that looks very modern - even by todays standards. Some goofy guy is messing things up all the time and others on screen seem to do weird things as well. Often it drifts out, making a mess and a point of typical everyday things or random things. It looks brilliant and there are lots of details her to sink in. There is quite little talking here, but I saw the English version - I believe there are other versions. It's got a clear Chaplin vibe and sometimes everything works out very well. The big problem is that it's never very funny and there is not much of a story here really. I guess that's half the point, but this makes it a bit tiring after a while. The music is very cool. It's varied but based on the same melody. Sounds is a big thing to this film on many levels as it's the base for many scenes here. A bit of a let down after "Playtime" and this is actually a Oscar winner - best foreign film, naturally. 6 out of 10 fish fountains. See more Read all reviews

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