Complete credited cast: | |||
Jean-Pierre Zola | ... | Charles Arpel | |
Adrienne Servantie | ... | Madame Arpel | |
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Lucien Frégis | ... | Monsieur Pichard (as Lucien Fregis) |
Betty Schneider | ... | Betty, Landlord's Daughter | |
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Jean-François Martial | ... | Walter (as J.F. Martial) |
Dominique Marie | ... | Neighbor | |
Yvonne Arnaud | ... | Georgette, the Housekeeper | |
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Adelaide Danieli | ... | Madame Pichard |
Alain Bécourt | ... | Gerard Arpel (as Alain Becourt) | |
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Régis Fontenay | ... | Braces Dealer (as Regis Fontenay) |
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Claude Badolle | ... | Flea Market Dealer |
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Max Martel | ... | Drunken Man |
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Nicolas Bataille | ... | Working Man |
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. Written by Leon Wolters <wolters@strw.LeidenUniv.nl>
Tati's Oscar-winning movie has often been criticized for being the most conventional of his films. I am sure this is true, but on the other hand, there is still enough Tati inside this film to recognize it as one of his. And a touch of storyline and continuity can never be detrimental for a film, not even for a Tati. Actually, this is the most satirical Tati I have seen and therefore, in my opinion, the best. A true masterpiece, unbelievably full of ceative ideas. And I do not understand, how the Academy could award Mon oncle as best foreign film and at the same time completely ignore the tremendous production design.