Mon oncle Antoine (1971)

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Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

12 November 1971 (Canada) See more »

Also Known As:

My Uncle Antoine See more »

Filming Locations:

Black Lake City, Québec, Canada See more »

Budget:

$CAD750,000 (estimated)

Production Co:

Office national du film du Canada (ONF) See more »

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Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Trivia

A critics poll held once a decade, since 1984, at the Toronto International Film Festival has named this movie the greatest Canadian film of all time 3 decades in a row. See more »

Quotes

Benoit: [Benoit and his uncle Antoine try to recover a casket that has fallen off their sleigh. Antoine is in a drunken state] Don't let go!
Uncle Antoine: I can't, Benoit. Sometimes you just can't.
Benoit: Yes, you can! My arm's in a cast and I can do it. We're almost there. Don't give up. You can do it.
Uncle Antoine: [Dejectedly, and in a drunken stupor] What am I doing here, Benoit? I'm not happy. I'm not made for the country. I hate it here. I wanted to buy a hotel in the States. Your aunt wouldn't let me. She says no to everything. I'm afraid of corpses. I've been afraid of corpses for 30 years! I work for everybody. Your aunt never gave me a child. I have to take care of other peoples' children. I raise Carmen and you. Haven't I done all I could for you?
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Crazy Credits

The actor who plays the Big Boss is billed as Georges Alexander in
the original French language version, but as George Alexander in the
dubbed English version. See more »

Connections

Featured in Claude Jutra, an Unfinished Story (2002) See more »