Bifur 3

Maurice Cam made two interesting movies before the war : "On demande un ménage " , a riotously funny comedy in the grand tradition of "fanfare d'amour" and its masterful remake "some like it hot" ,featuring men disguised as women and this one ,which depicts the world of truck drivers .

The plot of this woman who escapes from her brutal husband's house to go to the chic world of Marseille is insignificant and conventional ;the main riddle is: why does the hero fall for the bland (and obscure actress) Ariane Borg when he has future sex-symbol Martine Carol at home?

The long chase between the truck and the car is some kind of Spielberg's "duel " in miniature ,if one reverses the roles.

René Dary ,who began his career as a child actor in the silent age in Louis Feuillade 's works ,was anything but a handsome man : but this part of a truck driver fits him like a glove .All that concerns the truck drivers ' camaraderie, joie de vivre and solidarity rings true.The final "trial " ,more than the "duel" , climaxes the movie when one sees these hard-working people all stand together and kick out the stool pigeon.And the word "bifur(cation) has two meanings: two roads for the truck ,and two ways to live his life for the hero .