Jour de Fête = The Big Day (1949)
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 catastrophe - 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.
Primary Title
- Jour de Fête = The Big Day
Date Broadcast
- Wednesday 12 September 2012
Release Year
- 1949
Start Time
- 13 : 00
Finish Time
- 14 : 17
Duration
- 77:00
Channel
- Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- 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 catastrophe - 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.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- French
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
- In 1947 Jacques Tati used two cameras to film Jour de Fête. One with colour film, and the other as back-up, with black and white film. The contemporary laboratory proved unable to cope with the experimental colour process. In 1949 the film was released in black and white. The original colour version has been reconstituted according to the director's intentions.
Subjects
- Comedy films
- Postal service--France--Drama
- Feature films--France
Genres
- Comedy
Contributors
- Jacques Tati (Director)
- Jacques Tati (Writer)
- Henri Marquet (Writer)
- René Wheeler (Writer)
- Jacques Tati (Actor)
- Guy Decomble (Actor)
- Paul Frankeur (Actor)
- Santa Relli (Actor)
- Maine Vallée (Actor)
- Panoramic Films (Production Unit)
- Canal+ Vidéo (Production Unit)
- 99156011514002091 (MMSID)
Subjects
- Comedy films
- Postal service--France--Drama
- Feature films--France