Jour de Fête (1949)
Jour de Fête (1949)
Plot.
Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.
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Cast & Crew.

Jacques Tati
François the postman / Director / Screenplay

Guy Decomble
Roger

Paul Frankeur
Marcel

Santa Relli
Roger's wife

Maine Vallée
Jeannette

Roger Rafal
Hairdresser

Jacques Beauvais
Cafe owner

Delcassan
Gossip

Alexandre Wirtz

Robert Balpo
Castellan (uncredited)

Jacques Cottin
Brass Band Member in 'Bondu' Café (uncredited) / Costume Design

Gisèle Lamy
Young girl on the way to fairground (uncredited)

Jean-Claude Laruelle
Child in front of the merry-go-round (uncredited)

Thérèse Lassaunière
Young Woman on cart (uncredited)

Henri Marquet
Butcher (uncredited) / Screenplay

Jacques Pasquet
(uncredited)

André Pierdel
Man with boater hat in village square (uncredited)

Thérèse Raveau
Traveling Picture Show Cashier (uncredited)

Valy
Edith (uncredited)

Madame Vilatte
Woman Farmer (uncredited)

Fred Orain
Producer

René Wheeler
Screenplay

Sophie Tatischeff
Editor

Jacques Mercanton
Director of Photography
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Details.
Release DateMay 11, 1949
Original NameJour de fête
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 26m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
postman
provincial life
burlesque humor
Wiki.
Jour de fête (The Big Day) is a 1949 French comedy film starring Jacques Tati in his feature film directorial debut as an inept and easily distracted mailman in a backward French village. Shot largely in and around Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, where Tati had lived during the Occupation, most of the actors were unknown and villagers served as extras.
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