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A Human Condition (1974)69 minDocumentaryRating 51/100

Louis Malle presents his meditative investigation of the inner workings of a French automotive plant. This, Vive le Tour, and Place de la publique, Malle's three French-set documentaries, reveal, in an eclectic array of ways, the director's eternal fascination with, and respect for, the everyday lives of everyday people.

Director: Louis Malle, René Vautier