L'ÉTRANGER

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German title: DER FREMDE

Algiers, 1938: Meursault, a young Frenchman, learns of his mother's death and attends her funeral - without any recognizable grief or emotion. Shortly afterwards, he begins an affair with Marie, a colleague, and resumes his usual life. But when his neighbor Raymond Sinès involves him in a dubious story, a hot day at the beach culminates in murder. The ensuing trial sheds light not only on the crime, but also on Meursault's distance from society and his indifference to norms.
In this remake of the famous 1942 novel "L'Étranger" by Albert Camus, successful director François Ozon makes the existential emptiness and emotional isolation depicted in the book tangible on film with a stylistically dense production. A deeply human and aesthetically convincing adaptation.

Algérie, années 1930: Meursault enters sa mère sans verser une larme. Peu après, il tue un homme sur une plage, sans raison apparente. Adapted from the novel culte by Albert Camus, L'Étranger comes to life under the subtle camerawork of François Ozon. Entre soleil écrasant, silence intérieur et justice implacable, le film interroge notre rapport au monde. Une œuvre troublante et hypnotique portée par un casting parfait : Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant, Swann Arlaud.

France 2025 by François Ozon, franc. Original version with German subtitles, 120 min., FSK t.b.a.
Cast:inside: Benjamin Voisin, Denis Lavant, Pierre Lottin

Price information:

9/7 (reduced) Euro