
Monsieur Hulot's brother-in-law is the manager of a factory where plastics are manufactured. His nephew grows up in a house where everything is fully automated and the boy is raised in a similar fashion. To take away the influence of the uncle on his son, his brother-in-law gets Hulot a job in his factory.... (Full plot summary below)
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Monsieur Hulot's brother-in-law is the manager of a factory where plastics are manufactured. His nephew grows up in a house where everything is fully automated and the boy is raised in a similar fashion. To take away the influence of the uncle on his son, his brother-in-law gets Hulot a job in his factory.
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| Filmcritic.comJake EukerIt is among Tati's gifts that his gags are often so subtle as to threaten to get away unnoticed. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickA hard-edged satire that is both funny and beautiful, entertaining and thought-provoking. |
| OregonianShawn LevyThe film is breezy, musical and utterly charming. |
| Time OutDerek AdamsUnforgettably funny, wonderfully observed, and always technically brilliant. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThis great film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film, but Tati's next, Playtime, goes even further. |
| Tiny Mix TapesDerek SmithJacques Tati, perhaps the greatest of comic directors, made films that demand to be seen on the big screen - his use of space, framing, and perspective require such a scope to truly appreciate the near-obsessive attention to the smallest of details. |
| LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenArchitecture does much of the satirical work here. |
| The DissolveNoel MurrayTati comments directly on the changes in French society, drawing up little sketches of people forcing themselves into dehumanizing, uncomfortable positions. |
| Slant MagazineChristian BlauveltThough still a triumph of art direction, Mon Oncle's fuzzy sentiment and one-joke critique of modernity seem even more simplistic in English. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDonald J. LevitThe viewer's reward lies in the film's sprinkles of comic genius. |