Film

Jour de Fête

$10 Regular
$8 for MF + FIAF Members (not a member?)

*Appropriate for ages 13 + up*

In a small French town, the local postman, scatterbrained and bumbling François (Jacques Tati), spends his working hours casually delivering the mail, while being the subject of the townsfolk’s teasing. When a traveling carnival arrives in town, a drunken François is goaded into watching a film depicting the efficiency of the U.S. Postal Service. Inspired by the footage, the hapless François sets out on his bicycle to become just like the mail carriers in the United States.

In French with English subtitles.

  • Genre

    Comedy, French Cinema, Kids & Family

  • Runtime

    75 min

  • Section

    Festinema Junior

  • Release Year

    1947

  • Director

    Jacques Tati

  • Producer

    Fred Orain

  • Cast

    Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur, Santa Relli, Maine Vallée

  • Country

    France