Jour de Fête

Jour de Fête

Directed by Jacques Tati

Produced by Cady Films, Panoramic Films

194986 min7.1 / 10

A charming, buoyant comedy about a bumbling provincial postman whose misadventures with mail delivery and small-town life celebrate the quirks and rhythms of rural French community.

Jour de Fête tells the story of an inept and easily-distracted French mailman who frequently interrupts his duties to converse with the local inhabitants, as well as inspect the traveling fair that has come to his small community. Influenced by too much wine and a newsreel account of rapid transportation methods used by the United States postal system, he goes to hilarious lengths to speed the delivery of mail while aboard his bicycle.

Questions people ask

  • Is Jour de Fête scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Jour de Fête easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is Jour de Fête violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Jour de Fête end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Jour de Fête sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

61/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise83

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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