Jacques Tati returns to his beloved character Monsieur Hulot, this time off vacation and back in the real world, still causing chaos and joy wherever he goes. As Paris quickly modernizes, new gadgets, cars and styles that all remain a mystery to Hulot, he remains in his corner of the city, that is holding onto the Paris he knows as long as it can. With his sister and her family moving to the suburbs in an ultra-modern house, Hulot visits to steal away with his nephew at the same time as his sister tries to set him up with a job and wife.

Perhaps Tati’s most delicate outing as Hulot, Mon Oncle showcases the deep bonds of family, no matter how many glass pitchers your uncle breaks. Full of clever sight gags, and a beautiful score by Franck Barcellini, Tati’s underappreciated gem deserves to be seen on the big screen.

“Jacques Tati (1909-1982) only made six features and a few shorts and TV shows, and yet he ranks with the great silent clowns among masters of visual comedy. He was a perfectionist whose precise construction of shots, sets, actions and gags is all the more impressive because he remained within a calm emotional range; Hulot doesn’t find himself starving, hanging from clock faces, besotted with romance or in the middle of a war, but simply puttering away at life, genial and courteous, doing what he can to negotiate the hurdles of civilization.” ~ Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com

Screening 11/8 + 11/11

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