
Poster from TMDB
The Common Man
Sign in to saveAlso known as Common Man, Dupont Lajoie
1975 film directed by Yves Boisset
Film · TMDB
7.0Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers...
Released: 1975-02-26100 minDir: Yves BoissetDrama
Cast
- Jean Carmet as Georges Lajoie
- Pascale Roberts as Madame Colin
- Jean-Pierre Marielle as Léo Tartaffione
- Mohamed Zinet as Le frère de Saïd
- Jacques Villeret as Gérald
- Ginette Garcin as Ginette Lajoie
Themes
- rape
- racism
- lynching
- xenophobia
- injustice
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.