Jour de fête (1949)

• Comedy

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.

Rating

7.1 / 10 (258 votes)

Release date

May 11, 1949

Runtime

1h 26m

Language

French

Director

Jacques Tati

Status

Released