The Stranger

Directed By François Ozon
Starring Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin

François Ozon adapts Albert Camus’s enigmatic 1942 novella. The Stranger follows Meursault, a detached young man in 1930s Algeria. When he impulsively kills an Arab man, he must face society’s judgement. Ozon’s (8 Women, Potiche) starkly beautiful adaptation, presented in crisp monochrome remains faithful to the source material yet is filled with contemporary relevance. 

The film will be introduced by Isabelle Vanderschelden.
Isabelle Vanderschelden lectured for many years in the department of Languages at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research areas are French cinema and translation. She has published extensively on the French film industry, screenwriting, auteurism and popular films.