Mon Oncle (1958) - (Movie Clip) He Simply Won't Obey

Mon Oncle (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Thank You, Mr. Hulot

Having been visible but not identifiable in a couple of early shots, writer, director and star Jacques Tati here introduces himself as Mr. Hulot, the title character, and his house, which is also a character, and Betty (Betty Schneider), his landlord's niece, early in Mon Oncle, 1958.

Mon Oncle (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Un Film De Jacques Tati

A not inconsiderable portion of invention and tone setting just in the title sequence, from Jacques Tati's second film starring himself as "Mr. Hulot," Mon Oncle, 1958, winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Mon Oncle (1958) -- (Movie Clip) Now That His Uncle Is Free

Writer, director, and title character Jacques Tati is home with the family, having been sacked from the job Arpel (Jean-Pierre Zola) got him, now nominated by his sister, Mrs. Arpel (Adrienne Servantie) to watch over her son, his nephew, Gerard (Alain Becourt), with famous bumbling, in Mon Oncle, 1958.