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    • Author: Ceroelyu
    A rare gem from the vaults that is a witness of french way of life, in the suburbs of Paris, more than forty years ago. A fist in the face which describes the poverty, indigence of ostracized, homeless, unemployed people the sharks of politics and building societies push to hopeless life. How these executives manipulate the poor families in order to make more and more money. A film which is also a docu drama and leaves you a taste of disgust in the mouth when you see so much injustice. From time to time, while watching it, you may wish to take a gun and shoot the TV set to kill all those SOBs who promise a better way of life to people whilst they try to survive among the "garbage lands".

    Daniel Duval and Bernadette Lafont are convincing at the most. Young rebels not to forget.

    Do not miss it.
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    • Author: Sharpbrew
    "La Ville Bidon" is the sordid story of the last days of a shanty town (translate the title "The Town Shanty") with all kind of poor people : junkyards, proletarians, immigrants, ... fighting and insulting themselves, living in mud, and having so poor entertainment (see the weird car races and the freak concert they give at the end). It is an incredible document of french poverty in suburbs with no future. See how promoters earned their fortunes. In addition, an even stronger document from 1955 about unhealthy buildings, a must see and listen.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont - Fiona
    Daniel Duval Daniel Duval - Mario
    Jean-Pierre Darras Jean-Pierre Darras - M. Brunet
    Roland Dubillard Roland Dubillard - Le gardien de la cité
    Robert Castel Robert Castel - Le pied-noir
    Lucien Bodard Lucien Bodard - Le député-maire
    Xavier Gélin Xavier Gélin - Un jeune cadre
    Yvan Lagrange Yvan Lagrange - Philippe
    Nicole Karen Nicole Karen - La femme du jeune cadre
    Pierre Negre Pierre Negre
    Corinne Gorse Corinne Gorse - Zette
    Françoise Lebrun Françoise Lebrun - Lolotte
    Jean-Paul Rousselet Jean-Paul Rousselet - Clovis
    Attica Guedj Attica Guedj
    Michèle Rameau Michèle Rameau - Michèle
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