The Common Man (1975)

Original title

Dupont Lajoie

Directed by

Yves Boisset

Genre

drama film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

U

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 70 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-class Frenchman goes on a camping holiday with his family. He commits a violent crime and then tries to hide it, leading to a community cover-up and a clash with outsiders.

tensedarkunsettlingdisturbingsocially-chargedbleakbleakgrittyconfrontational

What happens

The Common Man (French: Dupont Lajoie) is a 1975 French drama film directed by Yves Boisset and produced by Sofracima. It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize. In the United States, the film was released under the title Rape of Innocence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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