Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre'. All inhabitants are scoffing at Francois, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the...
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Guy Decomble | ... | Roger |
| Paul Frankeur | ... | Marcel | |
| Santa Relli | ... | Germaine | |
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Maine Vallée | ... | Jeannette |
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Delcassan | ... | La commère |
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Roger Rafal | ... | Le coiffeur |
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Jacques Beauvais | ... | Le cafetier (as Beauvais) |
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Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre'. All inhabitants are scoffing at Francois, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the flagstaff under his direction nearly leads into a catastrophy - but everybody tells him, how important his work is. Sneering up Francois continues in the evening of the festive day. Made drunk, some 'friends' persuade him to watch a short-movie in a tent. This film is a stunt-show, covered as 'The modern delivery-techniques of the US-post. Francois takes it serious, not recognizing being teased. Next day, after getting sober in a goods wagon, he reorganizes his own delivery-methods. He has not the equipment, as his ideals in the short-movie have, but using only his bicycle, he makes good, funny progresses. Written by Christian Wenger <wenger@ls7.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>
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bicycle | french | mail | postman | written and directed by cast member |Genres:
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Country:
FranceLanguage:
FrenchRelease Date:
11 May 1949 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Jour de Fête See more »Filming Locations:
Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, Indre, FranceCompany Credits
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema) | (1960) | (restored) | (original)Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
Black and White (original release)| Color (Thomsoncolor) (alternate version, first released after restoration in 1995)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Marcel: Maybe he's got bad news for us.
François le facteur: No, it's just that everything's "Americans this, Americans that." I can't keep up.
Roger: Don't take it so seriously. The Americans are hotshots with planes, but they're useless on bikes.
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Dispite Jacques Tati has the main role in the film, the didn't add his name with the rest of the cast. See more »Quotes
Roger: You don't look so great.Marcel: Maybe he's got bad news for us.
François le facteur: No, it's just that everything's "Americans this, Americans that." I can't keep up.
Roger: Don't take it so seriously. The Americans are hotshots with planes, but they're useless on bikes.
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Crazy Credits
The bicycle used by Francois gets a mention in the opening credits, along with the featured players: Peugeot model 1911. See more »Alternate Versions
Director Jacques Tati shot the film simultaneously with two cameras: one was loaded with color film and one with black and white film, as a backup copy. The film was originally intended to be released in color, but the laboratory could not develop the color film because it was shot using a new, experimental process, so Tati decided to release the black and white version instead. Another version, with some color footage was released in 1961. In 1995 the original color negative was partially restored and some parts of the black and white film were computer colorized in order to generate a new color version faithful to Tati's original vision. This new version was released with a short prologue detailing the shooting history of the film. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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When I first saw this film I couldn't get it out of my head, and put it in my all time top ten. The magic has faded a little, but this remains a classic for its strange mixture of gentle slapstick, sight gags and verbal jokes, and its beautifully atmospheric portrait of French rural life.