Mon Oncle (DVD)

Mon Oncle (1958) starring Jacques Tati. Directed by Jacques Tati. Tati plays the title character, Monsieur Hulot, a rather simple man who finds it difficult dealing with all the gadgetry at his sister's ultramodern home. This movie, which has little dialogue, has been called a "masterpiece." It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for 1958. It certainly has its Gallic charms, but much of the humor was lost on me. Yet another let-down from a film that was given four stars by the usually reliable Leonard Maltin. This movie is 50 years old -- that may account for some of its loss of appeal. The subtitles are only adequate. Grade: B