Jour de Fête

1h 26m · 1949 · Directed by Jacques Tati · 3.6 / 5 on Letterboxd

Jour de Fête (1949) runs 1h 26m, directed by Jacques Tati. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Comedy

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.