Disc One: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director of photography Michel Brault Optional English-dubbed soundtrack Theatrical trailer New and improved English subtitle translation Disc Two: On Screen!: "Mon Oncle Antoine," a 2007 documentary tracing the making and history of the film Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story, a 2002 documentary by Paul Baillargeon, featuring interviews with Brault, director Bernardo Bertolucci, and actors Geneviève Bujold and Saul Rubinek A Chairy Tale, a 1957 experimental short co-directed by Jutra and Norman McLaren Plus: a new essay by film scholar André Loiselle Region: 1
2 - Disc Set
[Special Edition] Audio: DD1
Genre:
Comedy Drama Release Date: 07/08/2008 SubTitles: English Dubbed: French Sound: DD1 Run Time: 104 min Distributor/Studio: Criterion
With Mon Oncle Antoine, actor Jean Duceppe established himself as Canada's principle purveyor of eccentric relatives. Playing the uncle of 15-year-old Jacques Ganon, Duceppe acts as the lad's confidante through the difficult coming-of-age process. The Canadian backwoods and the mining-town milieu of the 1940s are displayed to excellent nostalgic advantage in this retrospective piece from writer/director Claude Jutra (who also plays a supporting role). Though relatively unknown in the states (and often dismissed as unremarkable by below-the-border critics), Mon Oncle Antoine is regarded as a classic of the Canadian Cinema. The film won an unprecedented eight statuettes at the 1972 Canadian Film Institute Awards, including best picture and best director.