Dupont Lajoie

Name: Dupont Lajoie
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-02-26
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Jean Carmet, Pierre Tornade, Jean Bouise

1975
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

945

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Drama

As every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite. They join old friends, the Schumachers and the Colins. Brigitte Colin, the daughte... Read allAs every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite. They join old friends, the Schumachers and the Colins. Brigitte Colin, the daughter, is quite a pretty young girl now. One day, Georges rapes and murders her. He hides the ... Read allAs every summer, Georges Lajoie, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite. They join old friends, the Schumachers and the Colins. Brigitte Colin, the daughter, is quite a pretty young girl now. One day, Georges rapes and murders her. He hides the body near the barracks of the immigrant Arab workers. The racism of the campers will do th... Read all

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Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination

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Trivia
According to Yves Boisset in his biography, the Arab who played the victim was nearly beaten to death by racists extras who were hired on the set for the sequence.

Goofs
During the fight scene in the bar (around 35 minutes in), a saxophone can distinctly be heard in the music, but there is no sax player on the bandstand.

Connections
Referenced in Parole de cinéaste: Yves Boisset: le cinéaste le plus censuré de France (2013)

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10/10

Best movie ever made about the French Red Necks

I am French, and am not ashamed, nor proud of it. I know that most of my fellow citizens are not racist; not all of them. But.... Many hide their racism, though, they also may feel sincere empathy for a Black or an Arab, but in PARTICULAR only. For the rest, at the first opportunity, they show their real nature, we can see what's exactly under the shell, under the nasty, disgusting hypocrisy. This film is sooo French, it could hardly be adapted for the US audiences. Even in a south states of America, where racism is deeply anchored in minds and souls, some lines and elements should have been changed. Jean Carmet and Jean-Pierre Marielle are outstanding and the dialogues exquisite. A real must see Frenchie social drama, not a thriller however.

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