A wonderful film from a genius of a director. The fair comes to the village and Francois the postman (Tati) attempts to speed up his delivery system, based on what he sees in the film showing American mechanised methods, shown at the fair, on site in the village. The scenes of impeccable comic timing that follow take place within settings that resemble a Dufy painting come to life. With more than a hint of the ‘democratic comedy’ that would be more fully realised in his later films, the restored colour print brings Tati’s vision alive. A film to gladden the heart. Essentially a full-length version of the earlier short film, L'Ecole De Facteurs from a few years previous. Flmed during the summer of 1947 in and around the French village of Ste. Severe Sur Indre (36)
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