School for Postmen

Film
School for Postmen
FrenchL'École des facteurs
Directed byJacques Tati
StarringJacques Tati
Paul Demange
Running time
16 minutes

"School for Postmen" (French: L'École des facteurs) is a 1947 French short comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. Tati plays a French postman learning to be as fast as he can in delivering mail. The film includes several sight gags that involve his bicycle. He replicated most of the action here in his first major feature film, Jour de fête, released two years later.

The 15-minute film is included on the Mon Oncle DVD, part of the Criterion Collection.

Cast

  • Jacques Tati as Postman
  • Paul Demange as Chief Postman

External links

  • School for Postmen at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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Jacques Tati
Feature films directed
Short films directed
  • School for Postmen (1947)
  • Forza Bastia (2002)
Screenplays
  • Gai dimanche (1935)
  • Cours du soir (1967)
  • The Illusionist (2010)
Related
  • Monsieur Hulot
  • Jacques Tati: His Life and Art (1999 biography)


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