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Jour de Fête (1949)

★ 7.2Not Rated76 minDirector: Jacques Tati

1949 French film

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.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Jour de Fête about?
Jour de Fête (1949) — 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 ho
Is Jour de Fête based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Jour de Fête scary?
Content rating: Not Rated. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.