Characters & Themes
Jour de Fête (1949) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1949 · 86 mins · French
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- Starring
- Jacques Tati, Paul Frankeur, Jacques Beauvais, Guy Decomble, Robert Balpo, Maine Vallée
An inept, easily‑distracted French postman constantly pauses his rounds to chat with villagers and inspect the traveling fair that arrives in his tiny town. After drinking too much wine and seeing a newsreel about the ultra‑fast U.S. postal system, he launches absurd schemes to speed his bicycle‑based mail deliveries, resulting in comic mishaps.
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