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Des gens sans importance: Directed by Henri Verneuil. With Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy, Yvette Etiévant. Mid-aged married truck driver falls in love with a young waitress he meets while making a break on a long trip.
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- Drama
- Henri Verneuil
- 1956-02-15
People of No Importance (French: Des gens sans importance) is a 1956 French drama film directed by Henri Verneuil. Set entirely among ordinary working people, it tells the story of an unhappily married long-distance lorry driver who starts an affair with a young waitress at a restaurant where he stops frequently, but tragedy intervenes.
A middle-aged truck driver falls in love with a young innkeeper, despite his marriage and her age. The film is based on a novel by François Boyer and directed by Henri Verneuil.
During a stay at a roadside inn, long-distance lorry driver Jean Viard meets a young woman Clothilde who works there. Their friendship soon develops into a passionate love affair, even though Jean is already married and is old enough to be Clothilde’s father.
A 1956 drama about a middle-aged truck driver who falls in love with a young waitress and faces various challenges. The film stars Jean Gabin, Françoise Arnoul and Pierre Mondy, and is directed by Henri Verneuil.
An in-depth review of the film Des gens sans importance (1955), aka People of No Importance, directed by Henri Verneuil, featuring Jean Gabin, Francoise Arnoul, Pierre Mondy.
A middle-aged truck driver falls in love with a young woman who works at a roadside inn. The film explores their tragic fate and the social and moral issues of their affair.
