The Truck (1977)
Le camion (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 16min
- Drama, Romance
- 25 May 1977 (France)
- Movie
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...
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Cast
| Marguerite Duras | ... |
Elle
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| Gérard Depardieu | ... |
Lui
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Directed by
| Marguerite Duras | ||
Written by
| Marguerite Duras | ... | () |
Produced by
| François Barat | ... | producer |
| Pierre Barat | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Bruno Nuytten | ||
Editing by
| Dominique Auvray | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean-David Lefebvre | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Michel Vionnet | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Eric Adjani | ... | camera operator |
| Joël Quentin | ... | camera operator |
Script and Continuity Department
| Isabelle Adjani | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Benoît Jacob Vidéo (2003) (France) (VHS)
- Les Films Molière (1977) (France) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Éditions de Minuit (book publisher)
Storyline
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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 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. |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Marguerite Duras's debut as an actress and she also wrote and directed this film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Marguerite Duras, l'écriture et la vie (2021). See more » |
| Soundtracks | 33 Veränderungen über einen Walzer von A. Diabelli op 120 See more » |