Mon Oncle Antoine


Release Information: November 12, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 12, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 12, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 12, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 12, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 12, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 12, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 12, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 12, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 19, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Toronto (Cinecity) avec sous-titres anglais; Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC); November 18, 1971; Montréal (Saint-Denis); Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)


Funding Sources: National Film Board

Budget: Actual cost: $750,000; Budget: $600,000

Production Details

104 minutes, 1970

Drama

This film recreates the atmosphere of a small Québec mining town in the 1940s. It is Christmas Eve--the one time of the year when the mine shuts down. For a few hours, the villagers can forget their poverty and gather together to celebrate the festive season. In the midst of it all, a fifteen year old boy is paying close attention to what the adults around him are saying and doing, and discovers a world of crudeness, suffering and foolish acts that occasionally create a momentary sensation of happiness.

Source: Library and Archives Canada - Canadian Feature Film Database (LAC)

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Mon Oncle Antoine Commentary

Like many good films, Mon Oncle Antoine combines a well-known narrative type with a particularized setting. In this case, the political and social context of Duplessis-era Québec (1944-1959) provides authentic grounding for an apprenticeship...

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