The Lorry

The Lorry

1977
1h 16m
6.2

6.2/10

21 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Auditel Cinéma 9
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Camion
Release Date May 27, 1977
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0075799

Cast

Gérard Depardieu
Gérard Depardieu

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Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Duras

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Key Crew

Marguerite Duras
Director
Marguerite Duras
Writer
François Barat
Producer
Pierre Barat
Producer