Movie
1949
Jour de fête 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.
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To casual film enthusiasts, French cinema is often associated with artistic and usually dead‑serious films. Yet one of its most important and celebrated filmmakers, Jacques Tati, actually earned his reputation by making only a handful of films, all belonging to the comedy genre. The first among them was *Jour de fête* (also known as *Holiday* or *Big Day* in English‑speaking countries), shot in 1948. This film was i…More
