Film discussion: Mon oncle Antoine

Mon oncle Antoine (Dir: Claude Jutra)

The place is a small town in rural Quebec, and the time is Christmas Eve. It's a bitterly cold winter in 1948, and Benoit is heading out with his mortician uncle on a house call. Over the course of an eventful 24 hours, he will grow disillusioned with the adults in his life while grappling with the mysteries of sex and death. Often acclaimed as one of the greatest Canadian films ever made, Mon oncle Antoine is an affecting coming-of-age story and a portrait of Quebec on the precipice of social change.

Come on out and join us in a discussion of Mon oncle Antoine! I'll leave a copy of Andre Bazin's What is Cinema? on the table to make it easy to spot us (look for the salmon pink cover—you can't miss it).

Note: Available streaming for free on the National Film Board’s website at https://www.nfb.ca/film/mon_oncle_antoine_en/