Winter Sale: Get 20% off your first year
Live stream preview

Watch this video and more on The Criterion Channel

Watch this video and more on The Criterion Channel

Start your free trial Learn more

Already subscribed? Sign in

JOUR DE FÊTE: In Search of the Lost Color

Jour de fête • 30m

This February 28, 1988, episode of the French television program “Cinéma cinémas” documents the discovery of the negatives that led to the completion of the color version of Jacques Tati’s JOUR DE FÊTE. It features interviews with Tati’s daughter Sophie Tatischeff, producer Fred Orain, and cinematographer Jacques Mercanton.

Up Next in Jour de fête

  • À l’américaine
    1:21:10
    À l’américaine

    À l’américaine

    In this 2013 video essay, Jacques Tati scholar Stéphane Goudet tracks the evolution of Tati’s comedy stylings, from their origins in the short films where he first appeared through his ambitious feature productions.

×