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greg s Apr 12, 2026 I thought it was a brilliant telling of Camus story, but with a sensuality I had not considered. See more Simon Apr 12, 2026 Beautifully filmed. Excellent acting. And, importantly, faithful to the book. See more Melissa Apr 11, 2026 Hypnotic retelling of Camus novella. See more Michael Apr 4, 2026 Great retells by of Camus’s novel. Acting was superb and I am a huge Ozon fan. See more Henry D @Henry_Domke 34 min ago The black-and-white cinematography was exceptional, with the rich tonal range and texture of a fine darkroom print. Benjamin Voisin was very convincing as a man detached from almost everything around him, although that same emotional distance made him difficult to care about. The film was deliberately slow, but its visual beauty and the unsettling questions raised by the trial kept me interested. See more Henri V @hvalmont 1 day ago Some books should only be books. Ozon's Camus is handsome, faithful, and entirely unnecessary - it photographs the novel without ever finding the film inside it. Every scene plays like an illustration of a page you've already read. Meursault's detachment, which vibrates on the page, just lies there flat on screen. Halfway through I caught myself wishing Raskolnikov would wander in with his axe and put us all out of our misery - starting with the man behind the camera. I walked in at a 7 and walked out at a 4; the movie evaporated on the way home. Camus wrote a book that dismantles meaning. Ozon made a film that just shows it to you. Respectfully. At length. See more Read all reviews

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