M. Hulot isn’t so much a fly in the ointment of the bourgeoisie as a flashlight on the silliest aspects of their way of life. He’s a picture of Franco goofiness rooted in the rural; the chaotic; the human. MON ONCLE is Jacques Tati’s blocking masterclass that maps the geometry of homes, cities, streets, and factories onto the characters that move within them to illustrate the contrast between high society and the commonfolk. Support organizations fighting for the survival and protection of Minnesota’s marginalized communities: - DocumentingMN https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/documentingmn - Minnesota Freedom Fund https://mnfreedomfund.org/ - Take Action MN https://takeactionminnesota.org/donate/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Mon Oncle Theme” by Franck Barcellini from the MON ONCLE soundtrack. 3:09 - The patented Aaron Grossman Summary 5:42 - Jason’s thoughts 8:14 - Cody’s thoughts 13:01 - Harry’s thoughts 17:58 - Aaron’s thoughts 21:42 - The garden party, geometry, and people vs. environment 29:00 - The camera and the audience’s perspective 35:08 - Modernism: promise vs. reality 40:43 - Industrialization, labor, and the progress paradox 43:58 - The comedy of dysfunction reflects the joy of living 57:06 - The ending 59:40 - Cody’s Noteys (Mon Oscars)
