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Arthur G @RT81963602 Jan 31, 2025 As someone who studies Albert Camus, I must say it is very disappointing. The main actor somewhat resembles Camus himself, but most of the time Meursault is much more performative than the literary one. The "original" Meursault is quiet, enigmatic, and lives in some sort of boredom. In the film, Arthur Meursault distances from the literary one, because he display features that distort the character. The movie lacks acting direction, that is the major flaw. In trying to remain faithful to the work, the film sometimes waste scenes (which, in the end, turn out to be absolutely useless to the story), sometimes turns them into caricatures. Truth be told, from the moment of the judgement on, it becomes much better and much more trustworthy to the book. See more Yuvraj C @RT69359432 Mar 24, 2024 An intense film. people who haven't read the novel will find this compelling and rewarding. and those who have read this novel will find no surprises in the film, it is well adapted true to the novel. I don't know why many critics didn't like this but in my opinion this is very much underrated Visconti film. And Mastroianni gave a stellar performance as lead. See more Feb 14, 2014 Considering the film-making techniques and acting styles of pre-1970 cinema, 'Lo Straniero' is a pretty decent, though not perfect, adaptation. While this is not Visconti at his finest, he is mostly able to convey the absurdism, coolness and subtly disturbing nature of the mid-century masterpiece in a way in which few films of the time would have been able to. Sadly, it still falls into some 'golden era' traps which render the movie too cinematic, if not romantic, to give L'Etranger the status it deserves, but it still manages do get the message across well. Perhaps the novel would get even better treatment with modern-day filmmaking techniques. See more Feb 3, 2014 Visconti's Lo Straniero vividly depicts the hopelessness of alienation and Existentialism. Marcello Mastroianni's character is more approachable and familiar to the audience as we may all become unaware what is happening beyond oneself. Speaking of the literary symbolism, Albert Camus is indeed more friendly to the screen admirers than Franz Kafka. See more Dec 28, 2012 A simple and routine adaptation as if Visconti grabbed the book and filmed it line by line! See more Jan 15, 2011 Very few great books are made into great films, but this is one of those few. Although it's been years since I've read the book, Luchino Visconti managed to capture pretty much how I pictured the novel. And Marcello Mastroianni is perfectly cast as Meursault. Great film! See more Read all reviews

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