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EPISODE · Sep 2, 2025 · 11 MIN

Ozon’s Stranger Things: Camus in Colonial Algeria

from Stories in Motion · host D & J

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.

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.

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