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The Common Man (1975)

Original title: Dupont Lajoie

1975-02-26 · 1h 30m · FR
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As every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite. They join old friends, the Schumachers and the Colins. Brigitte Colin, the daughter, is quite a pretty young girl now. One day, Georges rapes and murders her. He hides the body near the barracks of the immigrant Arab workers. The racism of the campers will do the rest... A virulent lampoon against the average Frenchman's racism.

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Yves BoissetDirector

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Jean CarmetJean CarmetGeorges LajoiePascale RobertsPascale RobertsMadame ColinGinette GarcinGinette GarcinGinette LajoieMichel PeyrelonMichel PeyrelonAlbert SchumacherJacques ChailleuxJacques ChailleuxLéon LajoieRobert CastelRobert CastelLoulouJean BouiseJean BouiseInspecteur BoulardVictor LanouxVictor Lanouxle costaudAbderrahmane BenklouaAbderrahmane BenklouaSaïdHenri GarcinHenri Garcinle haut fonctionnaireIsabelle HuppertIsabelle HuppertBrigitte ColinJacques VilleretJacques VilleretGérald

Keywords

HolidayRapeRacismXenophobiaLolitaBourgeoisieForeignerLynching

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Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityHoliday · Rape · RacismDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference308780Actor preference163181 · 328976 · 253564

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What is The Common Man about?

As every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite. They join old friends, the Schumachers and the Colins. Brigitte Colin, the daughter, is quite a pretty young girl now. One day, Georges rapes and murders her. He hides the body near the barracks of the immigrant Arab workers. The racism of the campers will do the rest... A virulent lampoon against the average Frenchman's racism.

How long is The Common Man?

The Common Man has a runtime of 90 minutes.