Mon Oncle (1958)

Recommended by Space Camp

in response to Dylan

Show me the interior of your favourite house from a TV show or movie, then tell me WHY!

OK this is an annoying answer but I remembering seeing Mon Oncle in film school and drooling over the interiors (and exteriors). I'm not usually head over heels for modern design, but this felt so wonderfully wacky and fresh and really left a mark on my psyche. Sharing more of the images below.

And a video if you want to also enjoy the delightful wit and costuming.

4 months ago

Comments

Dylan

@dylaryduffMay 25, 2026

Why is this an annoying answer!? Wow love I wanna watch this now!

Space Camp

@spacecampMay 25, 2026

Haha idk it feels pretentious??? But it really is the first answer that felt authentic so I was like ok whatever here we go. Please watch it’s so fun.

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Mon Oncle

Steven Weill

“An early, underrated and (at least more) accessible masterpiece from Enter Fugue hero Jacques Tati. He turns domestic modernism into behavioral comedy in a way many wouldn't consider to do themselves for another couple of decades. The house is full of objects supposedly designed to improve life, yet every surface, appliance, and ritual makes its inhabitants more self-conscious and significantly le”