Jacques Tati's 1958 French comedy, Mon Oncle, about one man's struggle with postwar France's fixation on modernism has one of the best set designs in film history—sets were built entirely from scratch by painter Jacques Lagrange. Color and lighting were both integral parts in helping to tell the story. Photo 1 of 21 in Interior Design in 8 Classic Films by Eujin Rhee

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Jacques Tati's 1958 French comedy, Mon Oncle, about one man's struggle with postwar France's fixation on modernism has one of the best set designs in film history—sets were built entirely from scratch by painter Jacques Lagrange. Color and lighting were both integral parts in helping to tell the story.