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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is Mon Oncle (1958), one of the most highly-regarded French comedies of all time, from the master himself, Jacques Tati. It follows the misadventures of Tati’s nearly-silent bumbler Mr. Huot as he attempts to navigate the modern technologica hell of his sister’s house. Hilaity ensues. This was a major influence on Mr. Bean, among other things, in Hulot’s confusion at seemingly the most ordinary everyday situations, and the various ways in which his curiosity invites disaster. Looks cool; let’s watch.

Next is The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover (1989), a different kind of comedy, one set in the restaurant of a brutal British gangster (played by Michael Gambon, AKA Dumbledore), where his hapless wife (Helen Mirren) has met another man and begun an affair. A whole lot of sex and violence ensues, with a large dose of black humor along the way. This is generally considered the magnum opus of director Peter Greenaway, and also his best-known work. Rave reviews everywhere for this one, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

  • Mon Oncle: https://letterboxd.com/film/mon-oncle/
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-her-lover/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

  • Mon Oncle: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050706/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11666

CWs for Mon Oncle:

  • Slapstick violence.
  • Anxiety.
  • French people.

CWs for The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover:

  • Nudity.
  • Sex.
  • Sexual harassment of women, mostly by the villain.
  • Discussion of sexual assault, committed by the villain. I’ve skimmed the movie and sexual assault does not seem to be directly depicted.
  • Misogyny. However, the misogynist is the villain.
  • Death of dog.
  • Domestic violence.
  • Child abuse.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Maggots.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Cannibalism.
  • Torture.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Genital trauma.
  • A man is forced to consume dog feces.
  • Sexualization of minors, though the actors in question are in their twenties.
  • Cheating.
  • Shower scene.
  • Vomiting.
  • Spitting.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Antisemitism.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Gun violence.

Links to movies:

  • Mon Oncle: https://tankie.tube/w/p1Pa3uY4cwrRb3WzLZpugx
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover: https://tankie.tube/w/bUYg8FCLfHpF4szW78iasx