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15 Villa Arpel - Jacques Tati & Jacques Lagrange


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Turn around for this interior.

The pioneers of modernity viewed the modern interior as a liberation from the chore of housework. But modern design can become the opposite when representation is more important than functionality. No one has demonstrated this more drastically and humorously than filmmaker Jacques Tati. His film Mon Oncle is filmed in Villa Arpel, a villa fully equipped with all the latest modern gadgets, with all its consequences.

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