The Big Day - 1949 - 6/10
AKA - Jour de Fête
Well-liked, but bungling postman works tirelessly in rural France.
Still, bicycle delivery is so slow. Especially compared with the efficiency of the US Postal system.
An arriving fair promises distractions for everyone.
Near wordless comedy borders on farce throughout.
Jacques Tati as the mailman is close to a buffoon and the punch to many jokes.
One element I picked up on during a rewatch was the quiet contrast between the leisurely countryside and the encroachment of the hectic, nervous metropolitan era.
Enjoyable, if silly, to be followed by the Hulot films.