The Lorry
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
76 min
Release Date
1977-05-27
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
19
Vote Average
6.2
Gérard Depardieu
lui
Marguerite Duras
elle
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