France,
1949, 70 min
Directed by:
Jacques TatiScreenplay:
René WheelerCinematography:
Jacques MercantonComposer:
Jean YatoveCast:
Jacques Tati, Guy Decomble, Paul Frankeur, Santa Relli, Jacques Cottin, Jacques Beauvais, Robert Balpo, Roger RafalVOD (2)
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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. (Criterion)
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