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Jour De Fete Reviews

1949

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In Jacques Tati's charming -- and essentially plotless -- pre-Hulot first feature, Tati is Francois, a contented and happy postman in a small, unhurried French village. Francois is at ease with his job and leisurely performs his duties, peddling away on his rounds upon his beloved bicycle. Things perk up when a traveling .. Read more

Starring	Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur
Director	Jacques Tati
Genres	Comedy, World Cinema

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- Like Keaton before him, Tati devised gags of such sheer intricacy as to prove on occasion just too beautiful to be... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
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- - 25
  - 0
  Five star film, poor value DVD
  
  This is a wonderful slice of early Tati, packed with beautifully timed and observed sight and sound gags and easily the equal of his later excursions as M. ... read more »
  
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  - Jacuzzi
  - 31 reviews
  - Birkenhead
  - 07 Jul 2005 at 17:30
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  Jour de Fete
  
  A charming film with a French flavoured touch of the Charlie Chaplin. Many touches of humour which did not need to be interpreted through words.
  
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  - Gloucester
  - 04 Jan 2011 at 14:25
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  Jour De Fête
  
  Jacques Tati wrote, directed and starred in ‘Jour de Fête’ (1949) which is a lightweight comedy about a sleepy village in France and its summer ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - North of Watford
  - 17 Aug 2010 at 21:31
- - 1
  - 1
  Interesting but a bit slow
  
  I like to watch some different types of films sometimes, and some of these old comedies are quite amusing. This French film shows us how a rural French village ... read more »
  
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  - David King
  - London, UK
  - 14 Apr 2010 at 23:06
- - 0
  - 1
  Jour De Fete
  
  Tati, was a very good mime artist.
  
  The only sequence I found funny is when he rode his bike into the river.
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 18 Dec 2009 at 23:44
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  This Film Did not Wear Well
  
  I watched M.Hulot's Holiday, starring Jaques Tati, about 75 years ago. After this long lapse of time I found Tati's humour very dated and not at all ... read more »
  
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- - Mary Bourne
  - Chigwell, Essrx
  - 27 Sep 2009 at 20:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Only his 3rd best offering
  
  Amusing and worth watching if you liked Hulots Holiday and Mon Oncle...But apart from the bosseyed Postman did not have the pace or slickness of the other ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 21 Apr 2009 at 15:42
- - 1
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  SEDUCTIVE & BRILLIANT
  
  From; SILVER HARP Edinburgh
  
  Jour de Fete
  
  (Jacques Tati 1949 France)
  
  Allow yourself to be seduced by one of the most exquisite... read more »
  
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- - SILVERHARP
  - 79 reviews
  - Edinburgh, Scotland.
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 00:35
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  - 0
  Jour de Fete
  
  Wonderful!...cannot be beaten!
  
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  - Dude0203
  - 71 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 15 Feb 2009 at 08:44
- - 0
  - 1
  Low key
  
  Reading all the five-star reviews on this, I was keen to rent this one.
  
  Well, maybe I'm not a fan of Tati anyhow. The story is about a French ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 30 Dec 2008 at 15:31
- - 4
  - 1
  A Colourful Day
  
  This was the first time that I had seen the coloured film version of 'Jour De Fete' and it enhanced the overall tone of this comic sketch on post WWII ... read more »
  
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  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 23 Dec 2008 at 16:21
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- - 25
  - 0
  Five star film, poor value DVD
  
  This is a wonderful slice of early Tati, packed with beautifully timed and observed sight and sound gags and easily the equal of his later excursions as M. ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 121573
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Jacuzzi
  - 31 reviews
  - Birkenhead
  - 07 Jul 2005 at 17:30
- - 9
  - 0
  Tati, the god
  
  Not the best Tati film but still leagues funnier than most else ever made. It may start a little slow but from about half an hour in, the moment he really gets ... read more »
  
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- - kennedy
  - scotland
  - 26 Nov 2004 at 10:28
- - 7
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  3rd best comedy of all time ...
  
  After 'The General' and Mr Tatti's other top film (i.e,his ' holiday '!),
  
  this still easily stands the test of time ( along with ... read more »
  
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- - The Buff ( aka : Marcus Wal : private eye
  - Cirencester ; nee of Ramsbottom & everywhere
  - 20 Sep 2005 at 20:31
- - 4
  - 1
  A Colourful Day
  
  This was the first time that I had seen the coloured film version of 'Jour De Fete' and it enhanced the overall tone of this comic sketch on post WWII ... read more »
  
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  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 23 Dec 2008 at 16:21
- - 2
  - 0
  Tres bien -isn't my French ace?
  
  Brilliant Tati comedy....made in the silent tradition with most of the gags concentrating on slapstick or noises.
  
  Why is it that such films don't... read more »
  
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- - Robert Dawson
  - Cardiff,Wales.
  - 24 Jan 2008 at 00:07
- - 1
  - 0
  SEDUCTIVE & BRILLIANT
  
  From; SILVER HARP Edinburgh
  
  Jour de Fete
  
  (Jacques Tati 1949 France)
  
  Allow yourself to be seduced by one of the most exquisite... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 713593
- - SILVERHARP
  - 79 reviews
  - Edinburgh, Scotland.
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 00:35
- - 1
  - 1
  Sweet nostalgia
  
  This film is nearly a silent film, in black and white. However the visual jokes are worth a hundred words and the quiet French town scene is almost timeless. ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Gloucester, UK
  - 29 Jan 2005 at 12:45
- - 1
  - 1
  jacques tati - genius
  
  The funniest man who ever lived and this is one of his best!
  
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  - London
  - 25 Jul 2005 at 21:21
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  A comic masterpiece
  
  What a gem of a film this is. The first half is mostly concerned with the town’s preparations for the 'jour de fete', and the fete itself, and ... read more »
  
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- - dk
  - Kent, UK
  - 27 Jul 2005 at 11:40
- - 0
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  fantastic
  
  i had a wonderful time watching this movie, laughed a lot, tati is simply a breath of fresh air.
  
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- 173732
- - lulu
  - watford
  - 14 Nov 2005 at 13:49

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- Jour De Fete
  
  In Jacques Tati's charming -- and essentially plotless -- pre-Hulot first feature, Tati is Francois, a contented and happy postman in a small, unhurried French village. Francois is at ease with his job and leisurely performs his duties, peddling away on his rounds upon his beloved bicycle. Things ...