Movie |
Postman | Provincial Life
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. Directed by Jacques Tati. Starring Guy Decomble, Jacques Tati, Paul Frankeur in the lead roles.
Disclaimer: All content and media belong to original content streaming platforms/owners like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Videos, JioCinema, SonyLIV etc. 91mobiles entertainment does not claim any rights to the content and only aggregate the content along with the service providers links.
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. Directed by Jacques Tati. Starring Guy Decomble, Jacques Tati, Paul Frankeur in the lead roles.
Best Screenplay | 1949 | Jacques
1949 | Jacques
The movie was originally filmed in Thomson-color, a process that became extinct before prints of the film could be shown, and was previously only available in a black and white version that was filmed as a precaution, in case the color process was not perfect. In 1995 the color copy was restored and released by Tati's daughter Sophie Tatischeff and cinematographer François Ede.
Many of the gags in this movie were previously used nearly identically in School for Postmen (1947).
After two short films, this was the first feature length film directed by Jacques Tati.
Jacques Tati has the main role in the film, but didn't add his name with the rest of the cast.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #730.
"François le facteur: I guess I lost my head. La commère: You mustn't get so worked up. François le facteur: I wanted to be fast, but the Americans get all the glory. La commère: Oh, the Americans can do as they please, but they can't make the crops grow any faster. Besides, news is rarely good, so let it take its sweet time."
"La commère: I knew there'd be a hullabaloo."
