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Jour de F?te (1949)  link to Jour de F?te on IMDb  

Number: 246

poster Jour de F?te

IMDb Rating:
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7.4/10 (5298 votes)

Country: France, 70 minutes

Spoken Languages: French

Genre(s): Comedy

Director(s): Jacques Tati

Storyline:
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre'. All inhabitants are scoffing at Francois, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the flagstaff under his direction nearly leads into a catastrophy - but everybody tells him, how important his work is. Sneering up Francois continues in the evening of the festive day. Made drunk, some 'friends' persuade him to watch a short-movie in a tent. This film is a stunt-show, covered as 'The modern delivery-techniques of the US-post. Francois takes it serious, not recognizing being teased. Next day, after getting sober in a goods wagon, he reorganizes his own delivery-methods. He has not the equipment, as his ideals in the short-movie have, but using only his bicycle, he makes good, funny progresses.

Cast:
Jacques Tati (as François, le facteur), Guy Decomble (as Roger), Paul Frankeur (as Marcel), Santa Relli (as Germaine), Maine Vallée (as Jeannette)

Medium: Unknown,

Comments: 155-240

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3