The Stranger (L'étranger)

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Director:

François Ozon, Khaled Haffad

Producer:

François Ozon

Writer:

Albert Camus, François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo

Runtime:

2hr 2m

Synopsis

In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.

Cast

  • Benjamin Voisin
  • Rebecca Marder
  • Pierre Lottin
  • Denis Lavant
  • Swann Arlaud
  • Christophe Malavoy
  • Nicolas Vaude
  • Jean-Charles Clichet
  • Mireille Perrier
  • Hajar Bouzaouit

Letterboxd User Reviews

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3.6
  • Sep 2, 2025

    Nonchalanted too close to the sun

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    James Mulvihill
    James Mulvihill
    Oct 28, 2025

    Ça se voit que le paquet de clopes était pas à 13€

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    Clara Kim Nguyën-Phuoc
    Clara Kim Nguyën-Phuoc
    Sep 29, 2025

    J’ai éprouvé des difficultés à me concentrer en raison de la ressemblance entre le prêtre et Elisabeth Borne

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    lijuu
    lijuu
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    Oct 21, 2025

    Looks gorgeous, but I think by largely abandoning the novel's first person narrative it loses a lot of the its thematic punch about the absurdity of life and the apathy that festers when you grow up as a witness to and beneficiary of colonial oppression, surrounded by…

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    Marya E. Gates
    Marya E. Gates
    Sep 17, 2025

    peut être n'était ce pas le meilleur chef d'œuvre de la littérature française à adapter que celui où tout se passe dans la tête d'un personnage inexpressif ?

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    Lili B-I
    Lili B-I
    Aug 22, 2025

    He's just like me (autistic)

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    Cherryfuzz
    Cherryfuzz
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    Oct 28, 2025

    swann arlaud cosplay prêtre ou elisabeth borne on sait pas trop  benjamin voisin cosplay nonchalant beau gosse imbuvable ou juste benjamin voisin himself on sait pas trop non plus

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    capu
    capu
    Oct 26, 2025

    noel je m’en fous, pâque je m’en fous, le ramadan je m’en fous

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    ErwiNO
    ErwiNO
    Sep 2, 2025

    Sexistentialisme

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    Sophie Jansen
    Sophie Jansen

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75
Mar 29, 2026

François Ozon’s adaptation of Albert Camus’s novel is haunting, transportive, and tragically humanist, a worthy introduction to the text for the skeptical (or a refresher for the lapsed) and a memorably grim drama in its own right.

Metacritic review by Eli Friedberg
Eli Friedberg
Slant Magazine
88
Mar 29, 2026

It’s a near miracle that anyone could get a movie out of this. But Ozon, like Visconti before him, has. It’s not for the sentimental, the conventional or the faithful. But The Stranger, in book or its latest cinematic form, is for the intellectually curious and questioning. Just don’t go expecting it to provide many answers.

Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
100
Sep 4, 2025

The most crucial thing that Ozon’s film gets right are the moral, indeed philosophical considerations that build its central character.

Metacritic review by Zhuo-Ning Su
Zhuo-Ning Su
The Film Stage

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The Stranger (L'étranger)?
The movie is 2hr 2min long.
What's The Stranger (L'étranger) about?
In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.
Who's the cast of The Stranger (L'étranger)?
  • Benjamin Voisin as Meursault
  • Rebecca Marder as Marie Cardona
  • Pierre Lottin as Raymond Sintès
  • Denis Lavant as Salamano
  • Swann Arlaud as Aumônier prison
  • Christophe Malavoy as Le juge
  • Nicolas Vaude as L'avocat général
  • Jean-Charles Clichet as L'avocat
  • Mireille Perrier as Catherine Meursault
  • Hajar Bouzaouit as La soeur de Moussa
Who's the director behind The Stranger (L'étranger)?
François Ozon and Khaled Haffad directed The Stranger (L'étranger).
Who produced The Stranger (L'étranger)?
François Ozon produced The Stranger (L'étranger).