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Also known as Common Man, Dupont Lajoie

1975 film directed by Yves Boisset

Film · TMDB

7.0

Georges 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

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Ratings

IMDb

7.4/10

1,195 votes

Year
1975
Runtime
100 min
Genres
Drama

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