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In his enchanting debut feature, Jacques Tati stars as a fussbudget of a postman who is thrown for a loop when a traveling fair comes to his village. Even in this early work, Tati was brilliantly toying with the devices (silent visual gags, minimal yet deftly deployed sound effects) and exploring the theme (the absurdity of our increasing reliance on technology) that would define his cinema.
Original Release
05/11/1949
US Release
02/19/1952
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Guy Decomble | Roger |
| Paul Frankeur | Marcel |
| Santa Relli | Germaine / Roger's wife |
| Maine Vallée | Jeannette |
| Delcassan | La commère / Gossip |
| Roger Rafal | Le coiffeur / Hairdresser |
| Jacques Beauvais | Le cafetier / Cafe owner |
| Alexandre Wirtz | |
| Robert Balpo | Le châtelain |
| Jacques Cottin | Brass Band Member in 'Bondu' Café |
Directors
Writers
Henri Marquet, Jacques Tati, René Wheeler
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Guy Decomble | Roger |
| Paul Frankeur | Marcel |
| Santa Relli | Germaine / Roger's wife |
| Maine Vallée | Jeannette |
| Delcassan | La commère / Gossip |
| Roger Rafal | Le coiffeur / Hairdresser |
| Jacques Beauvais | Le cafetier / Cafe owner |
| Alexandre Wirtz | |
| Robert Balpo | Le châtelain |
| Jacques Cottin | Brass Band Member in 'Bondu' Café |
| César | Un figurant |
| Gisèle Lamy | Young girl on the way to fairground |
| Jean-Claude Laruelle | Child in front of the merry-go-round |
| Thérèse Lassaunière | Young Woman on cart |
| Henri Marquet | Le boucher |
| Vali Myers | Edith |
| Jacques Pasquet | Bit part |
| André Pierdel | Man with boater hat in village square |
| Thérèse Raveau | Traveling Picture Show Cashier |
| Jacques Tati | François le facteur / François the postman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Michel Chauvin | Producer |
| Fred Orain | Producer |
| André Paulvé | Producer |
| Pierre Tati | Producer |
| Paul Wagner | Producer |
