Le Facteur s'en va-t-en guerre (1966) Directed by Claude Bernard-Aubert
Comedy / Drama / War
aka: The Postman Goes to War
Film Synopsis
In Paris of the mid-1950s, Thibon has grown so bored with his job as a postman
that he decides to enlist in the Indochina War. He now has more excitement
than he knows what to do with, but thankfully he also has a new crop of friends
to make his difficult new life bearable. He is still delivering mail,
but in a much more dangerous place. It's a sobering thought, knowing
that he could be killed at any moment by a stray bullet or a passing explosive.
One day, Thibon's van hits a mine and the next thing he knows he is in hospital,
where he succumbs to the charms of a sweet nurse named Vang. After
being captured by the enemy, Thibon manages to pull off a remarkable escape
with his comrades in arms, and he is soon back in Paris doing his boring
old job, glad to have put his wild adventures in the Far East behind him.
A wave of fresh talent in the late 1950s, early 1960s brought about a dramatic renaissance in French cinema, placing the auteur at the core of France's 7th art.