The Truck
The Truck

The Truck (1977)

Tous publics (FR) | France | French | 76 min
Directed by: Marguerite Duras
6.5

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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Release Date

France
(Cannes Film Festival)
1977-05-06
France
No data
1977-05-25
Canada
(World Film Festival, Montreal)
1977-08-28
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

The Truck
(Original title)
The Truck
Australia
The Truck
Canada (English title)
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Unrated
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Unrated
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Unrated