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The Common Man

The Common Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 26, 1975

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama

User Score

70%

Original Title

Dupont Lajoie

Production Companies

Sofracima

Director

Yves Boisset

Description

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...