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Les Films de Mon Oncle
Directed by: Jacques Tati
In his enchanting debut feature, Jacques Tati stars as a fussbudget of a postman who is thrown for a loop when a traveling fair comes to his village. Even in this early work, Tati was brilliantly toying with the devices (silent visual gags, minimal yet deftly deployed sound effects) and exploring the theme (the absurdity of our increasing reliance on technology) that would define his cinema.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio Options:
French Dolby Digital Mono 1.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
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Types of Supplements Included: Feature Film, Documentary, Theatrical Trailer
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Release Credits
Producer: Kate Elmore
Artwork: David Merveille
Release Notes on Restoration
Jour de fete
Jour de fête (1949 version) is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1.37:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. This new digital transfer was created in 4K resolution on an ARRISCAN film scanner from two fine-grain nitrate prints at L'Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy. The 2013 restoration was undertaken by Les Films de Mon Oncle with the support of Le Groupe Le Poste.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit at L.E. Diapason in Épinay-sur-Seine, France, from the two fine-grain nitrate prints used for the restoration.
The original monaural soundtrack was remastered at 24-bit at L.E. Diapason in Épinay-sur-Seine, France, from the two fine-grain nitrate prints used for the restoration.