Willy Loman has been a salesman all is life, accepting the competitive values of that world unquestioningly. But at sixty, he is forced to take stock of his life and face its futility and failure. He refuses to accept this, however, and goes to his death still deceiving himself. Is he a hero or a fool ? (Willy Loman a été représentant de commerce toute sa vie, acceptant sans se poser de question les valeurs compétitives de son métier. Mais à la soixantaine, il est contraint de faire face aux futilités et aux échecs de sa vie. Il refuse cependant d'accepter la vérité et affronte la mort, déçu par lui-même. Est-il un héros ou un fou ?)