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The Common Man poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.4 / 100
1975·Drama·1h 40m

THE COMMON MAN

Georges Lajoie is a Parisian café owner. As every summer, Georges, his wife Ginette and grown-up son Léon go on holiday to Loulou's campsite, where they meet up with the Schumacher family (whose father is a bailiff) and the Colin family (who sells bras in the markets). This year, their peace is slightly disturbed by the proximity of a construction site where foreign workers are employed. Xenophobic comments are made. One evening at the ball, a fight breaks out between Lajoie, Albert Schumacher and two algerian immigrant workers...

Above the Line
Yves Boisset·DirectorMichel Martens·ScreenplayJean Curtelin·ScreenplayJacques Loiseleux·Director of PhotographyVladimir Cosma·Original Music ComposerAlbert Jurgenson·Editor
Cast
Jean Carmet·Georges LajoiePascale Roberts·Madame ColinJean-Pierre Marielle·Léo TartaffioneMohamed Zinet·Le frère de SaïdJacques Villeret·GéraldGinette Garcin·Ginette LajoieJean Bouise·Inspecteur BoulardIsabelle Huppert·Brigitte ColinJacques Chailleux·Léon LajoieRobert Castel·Loulou
Full Crew
(10 credits)
Directing· 1
Yves Boisset·Director
Writing· 4
Michel Martens·ScreenplayJean Curtelin·ScreenplayJean-Pierre Bastid·ScreenplayYves Boisset·Author
Camera· 1
Jacques Loiseleux·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Albert Jurgenson·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Vladimir Cosma·Original Music Composer
Production· 2
Gisèle Rebillon·ProducerCatherine Winter·Producer
By the Numbers
71.4
OF 100
Master Score
7.4
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Common Man's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#000000
#CC0000
Mood
Ominous, Dramatic
Composition
Layered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Mixed Media

“The poster features a white background with a collage of three photographic stills at the top, depicting people in various settings. Below the stills, the text ”

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Key Elements
BeretSuitClubFlame
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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