Live stream preview
School for Postmen
School for Postmen • 16m
Directed by Jacques Tati • 1947 • France
This fifteen minute short, about a clumsy rural postman named Francois, was the first film Jacques Tati directed on his own; he also wrote and stars in it. Tati would reprise the role of Francois in Jour de Fete a few years later.
Up Next in School for Postmen
-
Tati Story
This 2002 film by Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet traces Tati’s life and work through clips from his films and rare photos and archival material.
-
Professor Goudet’s Lessons
In this 2013 piece, Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet gives a classroom lecture on the concepts that are essential for understanding Tati’s cinema.
