Festival Day

Original title: Jour de fête

Jacques Tati/ France/ French/ 1949/ 70 minutes

François is a postal delivery man in a small country town in France. He is often the center of attention in the town, which is not always a good thing. He tries to be helpful but most in town mock him behind his back. At the Bastille Day festivities in the town, he and the rest of the townsfolk view a movie on the efficiencies of the U.S. Postal Service, the service which has at their disposal airplanes and helicopters to deliver the mail. François is dismayed at how backward he sees the French Postal Service, he only having a bicycle as transport for his postal route.

Director: Jacques Tati

Writer: Jacques Tati, Henri Marquet

Producer: Fred Orain, André Paulvé

Cast: Guy Decomble, Jacques Tati, Paul Frankeur, Santa Relli, Maine Vallée, Delcassan, Roger Rafal

Music: Jean Yatove

Cinematography: Jacques Mercanton, Jacques Sauvageot

Editor: Marcel Morreau