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The Stranger

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Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine. However, his daily life is soon about to be disrupted by his neighbor, Raymond Sintès, who draws Meursault into his shady dealings. Until one blisteringly hot day, a tragic event occurs on a beach...

Critics Reviews

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Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Oct 22
With Ozon’s craftsmanship and Voisin’s approach pushed together, there’s just enough distance to allow this version of ’The Stranger' to be worth visiting. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Sight & Sound Oct 17
The Stranger may lack the freewheeling invention of the director’s best original material -- but it is an insightful re-reading of Camus, vividly evocative of the world it depicts, and irreducibly an Ozon film. Go to Full Review Ben Croll TheWrap Sep 4
One of Ozon’s richest and most satisfying works in years -- that rarest of literary adaptations, one that honors a foundational text precisely by finding something new to say. Go to Full Review Alan Zilberman Washington City Paper 5h
The Stranger is a minor triumph of style serving substance. The gorgeous depiction of mid-century Algiers, coupled with Voisin’s screen presence, are absorbing because Meursault’s conduct remains tantalizingly elusive—at least until the defiant climax. Go to Full Review James Mottram Radio Times Oct 29
5/5
It adds up to a resonant study of historical French-Algerian tensions. Go to Full Review Daniel Allen In Review Online Oct 24
An ending so flat and drained of vitality that viewers are left to feel nothing but profoundly detached. The irony. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Nov 18 L’Étranger" is a hypnotic mix of chaos, heat, and existential coldness. The film captures the clash between French modernity and Maghrebi atmosphere perfectly — sun, sand, silence, and detachment. The taboo-breaking scenes add rawness rather than shock value. Watching it alone made the experience hit deeper: it felt empty, intense, and strangely beautiful at the same time. Not completely flawless, but almost. A film that lingers in your mind long after leaving the cinema. See more Read all reviews
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François Ozon

Director

Benjamin Voisin

Meursault

Rebecca Marder

Marie Cardona

Pierre Lottin

Actor

Swann Arlaud

Actor

Denis Lavant

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Synopsis Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine. However, his daily life is soon about to be disrupted by his neighbor, Raymond Sintès, who draws Meursault into his shady dealings. Until one blisteringly hot day, a tragic event occurs on a beach...
Director
François Ozon
Producer
François Ozon
Screenwriter
François Ozon
Production Co
Gaumont, FOZ, France 2 Cinéma
Genre
Drama, Crime
Original Language
French
Runtime
2h 0m