In a French town, postman François spends his working hours casually delivering the mail. When a carnival arrives in town, he watches a film depicting the efficiency of the U.S. Postal Service. Inspired by the footage, François sets out to become just like the mail carriers in the United States.

The iconic French maestro of slapstick Jacques Tati has enchanted generation after generation of children and cinephiles alike. His first feature is both a hilarious comedy and an incisive observation on post-war French society, seen through the eyes of the most charming, and clumsy, of postmen.