Jour De Fete (1949) [The Criterion Collection #730]

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Jour De Fete (1949) [The Criterion Collection #730]
A film by Jacques Tati - Part of "The Complete Jacques Tati - The Criterion Collection #729"
2xDVD9 | Untouched | ISO+MDS | NTSC 1.37:1 4:3 720x480 VBR 29.97 fps | 86 mn | 7.58 GB + 7.63 GB
Audio: French AC-3 Dolby Digital Mono @ 192 kbps 48.0 kHz | Subtitles: English
Genre: Comedy | Country: France

Jacques Tati's award-winning feature debut - a dazzling blend of satire and slapstick - was early evidence of his unique talent. Acclaimed by international critics as an innovative comic masterpiece, Jour de Fete is an hilarious expose of the modern obsession with speed and efficiency, set amidst the rural surroundings of a tiny French village. Tati plays an appealingly self-deluded buffoon, Francois - a postman who, impressed by the bristling efficiency of the U.S. postal system, makes a wholly misguided attempt to introduce modern methods in the depths of rural France. Initially released in black and white, but also shot in Thomsoncolor, an untested colour process, the film has been restored and is finally available in its original delicate colour. Jour de Fete at first aroused little interest among French distributors. Not until after its London premiere in March 1949, when it got good reviews and went on general release, did the French industry sit up and take notice. It won a prize for 'best scenario' at the Venice Film Festival, and in 1950 it was awarded the 'Grand Prix du Cinema Francais'.

Special Features
New 2K digital restoration
Two alternate versions of the film: director Jacques Tati’s 1964 reedit, featuring hand-colored objects and newly incorporated footage, and the full-color 1995 rerelease, completed from Tati’s original color negatives
À l’américaine, a 2013 visual essay by Tati expert Stéphane Goudet tracking the evolution of Tati’s comedy
“Jour de fête”: In Search of the Lost Color, a 1988 documentary on the restoration of the film to Tati’s original color vision
Trailer
New English subtitle translation

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