I didn't think much of these two films, from French director Jacques Tati and featuring the bumbling exploits of Monseiur Hulot.Thankfully, the "Mon Oncle" DVD featured a short introduction by Monty Pythoner Terry Jones.
In it, he actually explained how "Mon Oncle" initiallyi disappointed him, too, until he watched it more and more and it eventually became his favorite.
Jones qualified Tati's satire of the post-war, modernity and consumerism that was taking the soul and flavor out of France, M. Hulot's France. Jones also highlighted the use of soundtrack. The clickety-clack of the secertary's shoes in the factory compared to the brilliant and pretty music used while Hulot walks around the market and streets.
Jones made such a good argument that I went back and watched "Mon Oncle" again. And I like it 75 percent more than I did four hours earlier.
What would it hurt to get studios to do a short interview with someone explaining why they like the film we're about to see?
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