MON ONCLE (1958)

The trailer for 1958’s MON ONCLE. Written and directed by Jacques Tati, with “artistic collaboration” from Jacques Lagrange and Jean L’Hôte. The film stars Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Lucien Frégis, Jean-François Martial, Alain Bécourt, Dominique Marie, Betty Schneider, Yvonne Arnaud, and Adelaide Danieli.

The plot summary is as follows:

Set loose in a society of gaudy materialism, the amiably oblivious Monsieur Hulot finds himself hilariously out of sorts when visiting his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew at their bourgeois house--the geometric Villa Arpel, filled with oppressively bewildering and ultramodern "conveniences."

MON ONCLE is currently streaming on HBO Max and The Criterion Channel. It is also available for rent or purchase on Apple TV and Amazon.