My uncle

My uncle is a Film French carried out by Jacques Tati, made in 1956 and 1957 and left in 1958.

Synopsis

Mr Arpel, “new rich person” proud of his barded futuristic house of technological gadgets to the improbable utility, wants to prevent that his/her brother-in-law, Mr. Hulot, character dreamer and Bohemian, does not influence his son. He will try to entrust an employment in his factory to him before moving away it.

Comments

The film opposes a world emerging, - where to appear it takes a place which one can consider excessive: Mr. Arpel reprimand his wife to make function the fountain of their garden at the time when it returns at his place (“it is not worthwhile, see, it is me! ”), and where one asepticizes to bread slices of bread, - and traditional Paris such as there still existed at the beginning of the Années 1950. Later, it is indignant at what Hulot finally succeeded in calming down in a particularly uncomfortable settee… while placing it on its section.

Data sheet

Film color

Scenario and dialogs: Jacques Tati, Jacques Lagrange and Jean the Host
Image: Jean Bourgouin
Decorations: Henri Schmitt
Music: Franck Barcellini, Alain Romans
Sound: Jacques Carrère
Costumes: Jacques Cottin
Assembly: Suzanne Baron
Script: Sylvette Baudrot
Production: Specta-films, Gray-Films, Alter-Films (Paris), Film del Centauro (Rome)
Lasted: 110 minutes

Distribution

Jacques Tati: Mr. Hulot
Jean-Pierre Zola: Mr. Arpel
Adrienne Servantie: Mrs. Arpel
Alain Bécourt: Gerard Arpel
Lucien Frégis: Mr. Pichard
Dominique Marie: the neighbor
Betty Schneider: Betty, the girl of the caretaker
Jean-François Martial: Walter
Andre Dino: sweeping the
max Martel: the drunkard
Nicole Régnault: the motorist short-sighted person
Yvonne Arnaud: Georgette, the good one of Arpel
Claude Badolle: the ragman
Nicolas Battles: the workman
Governed Fontenay: the merchant of straps
Adelaide Danielli: Mrs. Pichard
Denise Fibula: Miss Février
Michel Goyot: the salesman of cars
Edouard Francomme: the painter
Dominique Derly: the secretary of Arpel
Claire Rocca: the friend of Mrs. Arpel
Jean-Claude Remoleux: the customer of the factory of Mr. Arpel
Mancini: the Italian merchant
Pierre Etaix (various not credited small roles)
Rene Lord
Jean Meyet
Suzanne Franck
Marguerite Grillieres
Georges Oriole
inhabitants of Saint-Maur-of-Ditches

Rewards

1958 : Special price of the Jury, Cannes festival
1958: Grand Prix of the Technical Higher Commission of the Cinema, Cannes
1958: Price Méliès of the French Association of the film critic
1958: Oscar of the better film in foreign language
1958: Selection in ten best films of the year, New York Film Critics
1958: Gold medal of Federazione Italiana del Circolo LED Cinema, Italy
1958: Diploma of Honor of Resena Mundial, Mexico City
1958: Price San Jorge for the best foreign film photography, Barcelona
1958: Special diploma of the Jury to the 10th Festival of the Workers, Czechoslovakia
1958: Gold plates of best film and the Best Actor, Money Plates of the best scenario and the best music to the Festival of the French Cinema, Rio de Janeiro
1958: Kunniakirja Award, Finland
1958: Golden delicious Laurel Award with the Festival of Film of Edinburgh, Scotland
1959: Oscar of best foreign film, Hollywood
1959: Special price of the Jury to the Festival of Mar del Plata, Argentinian
1959: Better Film, Better Better Music and Photo, Critical Brazilian, Brazil

Anecdotes

My Uncle was turned partly to the Studios of Victorine to Nice (villa of Arpel), with Saint-Maur-of-Ditches (house of Mr. Hulot) and Creteil (factory?) in Paris region.

See too

External bonds

an extract of film (lasted: 02 min 01 S)

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