What is Mon Oncle / Magnificent Tati about?

MON ONCLE, 1958, Janus Films, 117 min. Dir. Jacques Tati. M. Hulot is let loose to discover - in his bumbling yet affable manner - the awkward, comic, and hopelessly new-fangled advances of domestic modernism. As usual, our inept hero is uncomfortable with the more socialized adult species, and finds a playful soulmate in his young nephew. THE MAGNIFICENT TATI, 2009, 60 min. Dir. Michael House. This documentary traces Jacques Tati's rise from the Parisian Music-Hall stage to his Oscar winning films of the 1950s, to Tati's ultimate gamble with his fourth film 'PlayTime'. Filled with rare Tati archival footage, television appearances and commentary from an eclectic mix of film historians, animators, rock stars and fans.

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What is Mon Oncle / Magnificent Tati about?: MON ONCLE, 1958, Janus Films, 117 min. Dir. Jacques Tati. M. Hulot is let loose to discover - in his bumbling yet affable manner - the awkward, comic, and hopelessly new-fangled advances of domestic modernism. As usual, our inept hero is uncomfortable with the more socialized adult species, and finds a playful soulmate in his young nephew.
THE MAGNIFICENT TATI, 2009, 60 min. Dir. Michael House. This documentary traces Jacques Tati's rise from the Parisian Music-Hall stage to his Oscar winning films of the 1950s, to Tati's ultimate gamble with his fourth film 'PlayTime'. Filled with rare Tati archival footage, television appearances and commentary from an eclectic mix of film historians, animators, rock stars and fans.