rape,racism,lynching,xenophobia,injustice

The Common Man (1975)

Poster for The Common Man

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 & Crew

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

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Keywords

  • rape
  • racism
  • lynching
  • xenophobia
  • injustice