Ozon’s Stranger Things: Camus in Colonial Algeria

02/09/2025 11 min Temporada 1 Episodio 335

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In our 32nd Venice Film Festival watch, we dive into François Ozon’s hauntingly stylish adaptation of The Stranger. We talk Benjamin Voisin’s icy performance, the film’s lush black-and-white visuals, and how Ozon reframes Camus’ existential classic through a post-colonial lens. Is this version strange enough? Let’s get into it.