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The Common Man

  • 1975
  • TMDB 7.0/10
  • 1h 40m

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...

Overview

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...

Cast

  • Jean CarmetGeorges Lajoie
  • Pascale RobertsMadame Colin
  • Jean-Pierre MarielleLéo Tartaffione
  • Mohamed ZinetLe frère de Saïd
  • Jacques VilleretGérald
  • Ginette GarcinGinette Lajoie
  • Jean BouiseInspecteur Boulard
  • Isabelle HuppertBrigitte Colin

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