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Mon Oncle
Mon Oncle (; My Uncle) is a 1958 comedy film by French filmmaker Jacques Tati. The first of Tati's films to be released in colour, "Mon Oncle" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a Special Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film, receiving more honors than any of Tati's other cinematic works.
The film centers on the socially awkward yet lovable character of Monsieur Hulot and his quixotic struggle
Jean Gruault
Jean Gruault (3 August 1924 – 8 June 2015) was a French screenwriter and actor. He wrote 25 films between 1960 and 1995. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for the 1980 film "Mon oncle d'Amérique". He was born in Fontenay-sous-Bois, Paris.
Selected filmography.
- "Paris Belongs to Us" (1960)
- "Vanina Vanini" (1961)
- "Jules et Jim" (1962)
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