Articles that may be of interest to those who attended our screening of Jacques Tati’s ‘Jour de fête’ (26 January 2024) at the Institut français d’Écosse.
Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the film, please note that key plot elements may be described or shown in the material listed below.
Arrival of A Comedy Titan: ‘Jour de fete’ review (FrenchFilms.com)
The Color of Paradise: ‘Jour de fete’ (by Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Man About Town: Jacques Tati’s “Jour de fête” and “PlayTime” (Jeremy Carr, 31 Dec 2018, MUBI Notebook)
Jacques Tati (1907 to 1982) Biography: Life and Films (FrenchFilms.com)
The Arrival of Colour: Responding to the Restored Jour de fete (Alex Clayton, Screen (2010) 51(4): 390-396. Reproduced in Academia.edu)