JOUR DE FÊTE
by Jacques Tati
synopsis
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre.' All inhabitants are scoffing at François, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the flagstaff under his direction nearly leads into a catastrophe - but everybody tells him how important his work is. Sneering up François 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. François 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.
international title: | Jour de Fête |
original title: | Jour de fête |
country: | France |
year: | 1949 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Jacques Tati |
film run: | 70' |
release date: | FR 11/05/1949, BE 16/07/1949, IT 24/08/1949, UK 09/1949, SE 05/12/1949, DE 31/12/1949, AT 05/1950, PT 28/02/1951, DK 12/03/1951, FI 26/02/1960, ES 12/07/1978, NL 13/04/1995, GR 15/09/1995 |
screenplay: | Jacques Tati, Henri Marquet, René Wheeler |
cast: | Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur |
cinematography by: | Jacques Mercanton, Jacques Sauvageot |
film editing: | Marcel Morreau, Sophie Tatischeff |
costumes designer: | Jacques Cottin |
producer: | Fred Orain, André Paulvé |
associate producer: | Paul Wagner |