La communale (1965)
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Robert Dhéry, Colette Brosset, Didier Haudepin, Yves Robert
A schoolteacher’s purchase of a Peugeot 301 brings his anxieties about status into tension with his brother’s enthusiasm for modernity.
The story
In a small village in Lorraine around 1935, a schoolteacher’s purchase of a Peugeot 301 becomes the focus of the story. He worries that owning the car will make him seem like a nouveau riche. His more eccentric brother, Uncle Henri, encourages him to embrace modernity, and the two practice driving together. The teacher’s purchase and his differing views with his brother frame the initial conflict.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Still: Left. The Peugeot 301, the film’s star. A chronicle of life in a small village in Lorraine around 1935, seen through the lives of a married couple who are teachers and their son, Pierre. The story centers on the father’s purchase of a Peugeot 301, a remarkable event for the time. The teacher has reservations about being seen as a nouveau riche because of the purchase, but his brother, Uncle Henri, is more eccentric and encourages him to embrace modernity; the two of them practice driving it together. Growing more confident, the teacher decides to take his class on an educational outing in the car, but the trip does not go as planned and leads to a series of farcical episodes. Somewhat unsettled by all these events, Pierre fails his primary school leaving examination.
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