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...
- Year: 1975
- Country: France
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Sofracima
- Keyword: rape, racism, lynching, xenophobia, injustice, french racism, deep france, anti fn
- Director: Yves Boisset
- Cast: Jean Carmet, Pascale Roberts, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Mohamed Zinet, Jacques Villeret, Ginette Garcin