gregorygalloway:Mon Oncle was released in France on 10 May 1958 (The English version of the film, wh
gregorygalloway:Mon Oncle was released in France on 10 May 1958 (The English version of the film, which was filmed at the same time and has a number of slight differences in performances and staging – and is 9 minutes shorter – was released in November 1958).The 5th film that Jacques Tati directed (and his first in color), was an immediate box office success and received the most awards of any of Tati’s films, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Special Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and New York Critic’s Circle Award for Best Foreign Film, while some critics at the time objected to what they perceived as a glorification of consumer culture in the film. -- source link
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