Short film
Jour de fête: In Search of the Lost Color
1988 · 30 min
A gentle, nerdy detective story about film preservation, more charming than dramatic, best for cinephiles who enjoy process and archival obsession.
- Directed by
- Claude Ventura, François Ede
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jacques Tati
- Overview
- Episode of the French television series "Cinéma Cinémas" which documents the discovery of the negatives that led to the completion of the color version of Jacques Tati’s 1949 film "Jour de fête".
- How it feels
- Warm, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, memory, obsession, work
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Claude Ventura, François Ede
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jacques Tati
