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Dave Filipi recommended Mon Oncle (1958) in Movies (curated)

 
Mon Oncle (1958)
Mon Oncle (1958)
1958 | Classics, Comedy
9.0 (4 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"Again, limiting myself to only one film per director, I went with Mon oncle to stand for Tati’s body of work. It was hard not to pick Playtime, but now that I’ve seen it a few times in 70 mm, I’m not sure I can ever bring myself to watch it on television (and I own the Criterion version). I had the opportunity to see M. Hulot’s Holiday a number of times as a teen and in college, but it never did much for me. Mon oncle was different. It was a revelation, so charming and brilliantly inventive, yet understated. It is a film I can watch again and again (and I have)."

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