"Ozon's version is a big improvement on Luchino Visconti's ill-conceived 1967 stab at Camus's novel, Lo Straniero, presenting a tasteful but pointed interpretation."
"Newcomer Benjamin Voisin is superb in the lead as antihero Meursault, who is famously unmoved by his mother's death and says the sun's glare is what makes him shoot an Arab."
"Ozon is on politically strident form, recentring the story on colonial power relations from the prologue onwards, featuring a chirpy newsreel-style propaganda film about Algiers."
"The mid-century world of turtle-necked Left Bank pontificators such as Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir now feels as exotic as it does distant."
Francois Ozon's film adaptation of Albert Camus's L'Etranger offers a modern take on existentialism, contrasting sharply with the 1967 version. The film features Benjamin Voisin as Meursault, who embodies a hard-edged nonconformism. Ozon emphasizes colonial power dynamics, starting with a propaganda film about Algiers. The adaptation raises questions about the relevance of existentialism today, challenging the notion of life's value and purpose in a contemporary context. The film's aesthetic choices, including its monochrome visuals, enhance its thematic depth and political commentary.
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