Continental Distributing | Release Date: November 3, 1958 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Universal acclaim based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
2
Negative:
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The comic jabs — Tati makes brilliant use of a gaudy, gurgling fish fountain — never overwhelm the humanity of these disparate characters. [09 Sep 2010, Issue#780]
100
An Oscar winner for best foreign-language film, its ideas were later perfected in the masterly "Playtime." [27 Aug 2004, p.C3]
100
It's a delicate and ingenious film that skewers modern life without ever baring its nails or turning sour. [17 Dec 2010]
80
Village VoiceJonas Mekas
A comedy that is subtle, biting, observing, and above all, personal. [12 Nov 1958, p.6]
80
The Oscar-winning Mon Oncle, in which Tati returned as Hulot, finds the filmmaker in a no less humorous, yet more critical, mood. [02 Feb 1995, p.F4]