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Actors: Jacques Tati, Paul Frankeur, Guy Decomble
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Big Day (1949) |
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THE BIG DAY (Jour de Fête) is a comedy cowritten and directed by Jacques Tati in 1947. The picture earned a nomination for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
The film depicts one day of the life of a small rural town in France. It's a big day because the fair has come for its annual apparition. Jacques Tati, the local postman, is a nice but rather eccentric figure of the town. He's got the unique ability to lead the simplest actions into a catastrophy. After having watched at the fair a short-movie about the modernity of the U.S. Post Office, he decides to modify the way he's worked until now. Quickness and efficiency will from this moment on become his motto.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Big Day (1949) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- mailman
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- French
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture of surrounding area:
- French
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- mailman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Water?
Yes
Water:
- river
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- French
Subtitles?
- Yes
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Folk music
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