Title:
Mon oncle [blu-ray]
Edition:
Blu-ray special edition.
Publication Date:
2014
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781604659047
9781604659108
Abstract:
A supremely amusing satire of mechanized living and consumer society.
General Note:
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Special features: New 2K digital restoration. Introduction by actor and comedian Terry Jones; Everything's connected (a 2013 visual essay by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet comparing Mon oncle to the other Monsieur Hulot films); "Le Hasard de Jacques Tati" (a 1977 French television episode featuring an interview with Tati about his dog, Hasard, and the canine stars of Mon oncle). My uncle (director Jacques Tati's 1958 reedited, English-language version of the film); Once upon a time ... "Mon oncle" (an hour-long documentary from 2008 on the making of the film); Everything is beautiful (a three-part program from 2005 on the film's fashion, architecture, and furniture design); New English subtitle translation.
Performers:
Jacques Tati, Jean-Pierre Zola, Adrienne Servantie, Lucien Frégis, Betty Schneider, J.F. Martial, Dominique Marie, Yvonne Arnaud, Adelaide Danieli, Alain Becourt, Regis Fontenay, Claude Badolle, Max Martel, Nicolas Bataille.
Technical Details:
Blu-ray, fullscreen (1.33:1); monaural; requires Blu-ray player.
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Language:
French
Additional Language:
French dialogue with optional English subtitles.
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