Flannel on Film
It might drive some people crazy, but I like to accidentally stumble into a movie on TV somewhere in the middle, fall in love with it, and then get to go back and re-watch it again from the beginning, at some later date. It’s like green-lighting your own happy little prequel.
Today I fell into the second act of Mon oncle Antoine, apparently considered the best Canadian film ever. From what I’ve seen so far, I can certainly imagine there’d be other Canadian films that could be better…but not that seem more boy-blog-worthy.
The mellow, mischievous film centers around an untraditional family who works at a general store…
In the 1940s…
In francophone Quebec…
On Christmas Eve!
A movie after my own heart.
I couldn’t find very amazing images on the internet. None of the screen-grabs presented here even feature any of the 4 main characters. (Consider it non-spoiler-ing at its boldest?)
But trust me, the film offers enough plaid flannel, wooly britches, dark denim, and slushy sloppy snow to kill your spring fever and get you jonesing for winter again and its macho, fashion classics.
