Jour de fête (1949) on Netflix
On a public holiday, a traveling fair arrives in Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, where François, the mailman everybody likes but nobody takes seriously, keeps stopping to chat with the locals.
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- Rotten Tomatoes100%
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Plot summary
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.
Cast
- Maine Valléeas Jeannette
- Roger Rafalas Hairdresser
- Delcassanas Gossip
- Alexandre Wirtz
- Robert Balpoas Castellan (uncredited)
- Jacques Cottinas Brass Band Member in 'Bondu' Café (uncredited)
- Gisèle Lamyas Young girl on the way to fairground (uncredited)
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- Jean-Claude Laruelleas Child in front of the merry-go-round (uncredited)
- Thérèse Lassaunièreas Young Woman on cart (uncredited)
- Henri Marquetas Butcher (uncredited)
- Jacques Pasquetas (uncredited)
- André Pierdelas Man with boater hat in village square (uncredited)
- Thérèse Raveauas Traveling Picture Show Cashier (uncredited)
- Valyas Edith (uncredited)
- Madame Vilatteas Woman Farmer (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Jour de fête (1949)
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- Jour de fête was shot in both black-and-white and Thomsoncolor, an early and untried colour process. Jacques Tati used both formats because he feared Thomsoncolor might not prove practical, a fear justified when the firm could not complete the processing.
- The colour version of Jour de fête was restored by Sophie Tatischeff, editor and daughter of Jacques Tati, and cinematographer François Ede, working from the original camera negative that had been stored away for years. A restored optical system let them produce the original colours more than forty years after shooting.
