Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.Monsieur Hulot visits the technology-driven world of his sister, brother-in-law, and nephew, but he can't quite fit into the surroundings.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 4 nominations total
Jacques Tati
- Monsieur Hulot
- (uncredited)
Lucien Frégis
- Monsieur Pichard
- (as Lucien Fregis)
Jean-François Martial
- Monsieur Walter
- (as J.F. Martial)
Alain Bécourt
- Gérard Arpel
- (as Alain Becourt)
Régis Fontenay
- Braces Dealer
- (as Regis Fontenay)
Daki
- Daki, the Arpels' Dachshund
- (uncredited)
Dominique Derly
- La secrétaire de Monsieur Arpel
- (uncredited)
- …
André Dino
- Le balayeur municipal
- (uncredited)
- …
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- TriviaWhile filming, Jacques Tati and his crew came across a playful group of street dogs. Tati made several shots of them, which he later used to connect scenes. When filming was over, he couldn't bear leaving them alone, and he placed an advertisement in the newspaper, calling them "movie stars"; all dogs eventually were taken in by respectable families.
- GoofsWhenever M. Arpel parks his car in his tiny home garage, he always pulls in front-end first; however, whenever he leaves for work in the morning, the car always exits the garage front-end first. (This may be a subtle sight gag on (Jacques Tati)'s part.)
- Quotes
Charles Arpel: We could go to the Sexy Club.
Madame Arpel: I prefer Constantino and his nice music.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits appear on signs at a construction site.
- Alternate versionsAn English version of the movie, that is some 10 minutes shorter with less dialogue, was shot side-by-side with the French version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Omnibus: Monsieur Hulot's Work (1976)
Featured review
Simply brilliant
A truly lovely film, beautiful photography, lovely sets, warm, funny and sad all at the same time.
Perhaps not as funny as M Hulot's Holiday, what could be funnier than the scene of him playing table tennis in the hotel? But a really good tragic-comedy.
I love the way Tati uses the film as a kind of anti-modernism film with "L'Oncle" being the tradition vs his family's obsession with modernity - the click-click of his sister's heels on the garden pavement in their box house and her routine of starting the fish "fountain" every time someone calls is a treat.
These films should be shown more...
Perhaps not as funny as M Hulot's Holiday, what could be funnier than the scene of him playing table tennis in the hotel? But a really good tragic-comedy.
I love the way Tati uses the film as a kind of anti-modernism film with "L'Oncle" being the tradition vs his family's obsession with modernity - the click-click of his sister's heels on the garden pavement in their box house and her routine of starting the fish "fountain" every time someone calls is a treat.
These films should be shown more...
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Box office
- Budget
- FRF 250,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $85,822
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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