The Lorry

The Lorry (Le camion) 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."

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."

Cast

 * Marguerite Duras as Her
 * Gérard Depardieu as Him