Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre. All inhabitants are scoffing at Francois (Jacques Tati), the postman, but he seems not to recognize. The film is largely a feature-length extension of Tati's earlier short "School for Postmen".
The film is largely a visual comedy, though dialogue is still used to tell part of the story. This really calls to mind the silent greats of Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd. Had Tati been born a couple decades earlier, he might have been included among their ranks.
While not perfect, and with less-than-stellar production value, the promise of Tati is evident here. His future films (including "Mr. Hulot's Holiday") would expand on this comic intellect.
The film is largely a visual comedy, though dialogue is still used to tell part of the story. This really calls to mind the silent greats of Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd. Had Tati been born a couple decades earlier, he might have been included among their ranks.
While not perfect, and with less-than-stellar production value, the promise of Tati is evident here. His future films (including "Mr. Hulot's Holiday") would expand on this comic intellect.