Le Camion (1977)
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In this most talky and personal of films, director Marguerite Duras and actor Gerard Depardieu do an on-camera read-through of a movie script. Occasionally, the director comments about the characters or their motivations, and sometimes the actor does. That's all -- there is no action, there are… More In this most talky and personal of films, director Marguerite Duras and actor Gerard Depardieu do an on-camera read-through of a movie script. Occasionally, the director comments about the characters or their motivations, and sometimes the actor does. That's all -- there is no action, there are no location shots, no one pretends to be anything else. The script itself tells about an encounter between a blank-slate of a woman hitchhiker, and a communist truck driver. As the reading progresses, Duras comments bitterly about the failed ideals of communism and the glorious revolution that will probably never happen. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Marguerite Duras
- Written By
- Marguerite Duras
- Genres
- Drama, Special Interest
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1977 Limited
Critic Reviews
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Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com
Assuming you don't lose your patience with this sort of meta-goof, The Truck sustains its arrogant tone masterfully.
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Cast
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Marguerite Duras
as Woman
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Gérard Depardieu
as Man
