Jour de Fête
1949 · 86 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 9,299 VOTES · DIR. Jacques Tati
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 728 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 One with colour film
00:05:27 (Bondu) Marie, bring the varnish!
00:08:23 Roger!
00:11:08 Roger, have you seen the dogs?
00:13:34 Hey, calm down there.
00:15:30 Like this. Firm grip. Got it?
00:18:09 Why don't you kick him outside?
00:20:57 - Can't you steer that thing? - Couldn't you hear my bell?
00:24:52 I want to go on the roundabout!
00:28:09 I'm talking to you, Roger.
00:30:52 You get the hell out of here; go and chuck your letters around!
00:34:05 (Lively chatter and piano music)
00:36:52 (Piano stops)
00:39:29 business correspondence, cards, gas bills or love letters?
00:42:01 He's right, François.
00:44:20 (Piano plays in distance)
00:50:37 Breakfast will be late, my dears. Happily there's not a fair every day.
00:53:16 we could improve it.
00:55:22 Easy said, but the satchel is still in the way. What do I do?
00:57:48 This is starting to drag.
01:00:47 I'm in a hurry, lots to do.
01:03:40 Ever been to America?
01:07:00 Wait there.
01:12:46 Whoa!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed728
Dialogue density8.5 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line01:12:46
Production Record
DirectorJacques Tati
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes9,299