L'ETRANGER
Week 1 | 123 mins | Age recommendation: 14+
By François Ozon, with Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin.
Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet, unassuming employee in his thirties, attends his mother's funeral without showing any visible emotion. The next day, he begins an affair with Marie, a former colleague, and returns to his normal everyday life. However, this is soon disrupted by his neighbor Raymond, who draws Meursault into shady dealings—until, on a scorching hot day at the beach, a fateful drama unfolds... “L'Étranger” premiered at the Venice International Film Festival and was celebrated by audiences and the international press. With his masterful reinterpretation of Albert Camus' literary classic of the same name, François Ozon has created a virtuoso work of timeless relevance. Told in beguiling black-and-white images, L'Étranger is carried by an exquisite ensemble cast led by Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, and Pierre Lottin. An artistic highlight in Ozon's multi-layered oeuvre.