The Common Man

1975 1h 40m FR

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 73

Drama

Synopsis

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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...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean Carmet
Georges Lajoie
Pascale Roberts
Madame Colin
Jean-Pierre Marielle
Léo Tartaffione
Mohamed Zinet
Le frère de Saïd
Jacques Villeret
Gérald
Ginette Garcin
Ginette Lajoie
Jean Bouise
Inspecteur Boulard
Isabelle Huppert
Brigitte Colin

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yves Boisset
Writers: Michel Martens, Jean-Pierre Bastid, Jean Curtelin
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yves Boisset, shot by Jacques Loiseleux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Albert Jurgenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jean Carmet and Pascale Roberts and Jean-Pierre Marielle carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071449 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yves Boisset directs. Jacques Loiseleux behind the camera. Vladimir Cosma scores. Albert Jurgenson cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

151 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yves Boisset, shot by Jacques Loiseleux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Vladimir Cosma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Albert Jurgenson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean Carmet and Pascale Roberts and Jean-Pierre Marielle carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0071449 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.