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'The Lorry' or 'The Truck' is a 1977 French drama film directed by Marguerite Duras.

Reaction



'Le camion' was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival.

After the Cannes debut, the crowd reacted "at first with highly vocal disbelief and the with outbursts of anger, and walk-outs" and even those "charmed by her harmonious, lulling use of the film medium ... have, buried under a few layers, the rebellious instincts that others [gave] loud voice to.""Marguerite Duras" by Pauline Kael. Originally published in 'The New Yorker' (1977). Collected in 'The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael' edited Sanford Schwarts, The Library of America, 2011, pp 552556.

Following the showing, Duras stood atop a flight of stairs while a crowd yelled insults at her.

In an interview with Marguerite Duras, Jean-Luc Godard praised the film for the way that it "lets the text come through but also carries it."Duras, Marguerite, Godard, Jean Luc, 'Duras-Godard', NY: Film Desk Books: 2020.

Cast



* Marguerite Duras as Her

* Grard Depardieu as Him

References




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