Film
French Film Festival: The Stranger (15+)
Dir. François Ozon, 2025, France, 120 mins. In French with English subtitles. Cast Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Swann Arlaud, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant. Original title: L’étranger.
Sixty years after Luchino Visconti, François Ozon has adapted a monumental work of literature for the screen – The Stranger by Albert Camus. The lead role of Meursault is taken by Benjamin Voisin, the breakout star from Summer of 85.
In 1930s Algeria, the apathetic Meursault shows total indifference to life. His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinises both the crime and his character. Ozon has said: ‘‘The themes in the book could hardly be more topical: an emotionally absent hero detached from the world, confronting our mortality, the individual’s quest for meaning in an increasingly alienating world.”
Official competition at the Venice Film Festival.
A crackling yet tasteful erotic charge – Screen Daily
This is an exclusive preview (the film was released in France on October 29th and won’t come to the UK until 2026), screening as part of French Film Festival UK 2025. Every year the Festival provides a glittering, stimulating, and at times challenging array of films in cinemas throughout the UK, and online. For more information visit frenchfilmfestival.org.uk
Festival Pass: Get a discount (each ticket for £6.50) when you book tickets for the 3 French Film Festival events at the same time.
Join Stéphanie d’Haussy from Alliance Française-Devon for a lively discussion on L’Étranger, Albert Camus’s iconic novel still featured in the UK’s French A-level syllabus.
Together, we’ll delve into the relevance of Meursault’s story in the 21st century and examine how the film adaptation compares to the original text.
All are welcome – come share your thoughts (in French or English) and enjoy a thought-provoking literary exchange!
Free to attend, 12 spaces available, advance booking required. If you would like to take part in the book club session, you will be invited to book a space when you book your cinema tickets (if spaces are still available). You can also book by contacting our Box Office.
Sixty years after Luchino Visconti, François Ozon has adapted a monumental work of literature for the screen – The Stranger by Albert Camus. The lead role of Meursault is taken by Benjamin Voisin, the breakout star from Summer of 85.
In 1930s Algeria, the apathetic Meursault shows total indifference to life. His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinises both the crime and his character. Ozon has said: ‘‘The themes in the book could hardly be more topical: an emotionally absent hero detached from the world, confronting our mortality, the individual’s quest for meaning in an increasingly alienating world.”
Official competition at the Venice Film Festival.
A crackling yet tasteful erotic charge – Screen Daily
This is an exclusive preview (the film was released in France on October 29th and won’t come to the UK until 2026), screening as part of French Film Festival UK 2025. Every year the Festival provides a glittering, stimulating, and at times challenging array of films in cinemas throughout the UK, and online. For more information visit frenchfilmfestival.org.uk
Festival Pass: Get a discount (each ticket for £6.50) when you book tickets for the 3 French Film Festival events at the same time.
Free Book Club Session
Saturday 6th December, 4–5pmJoin Stéphanie d’Haussy from Alliance Française-Devon for a lively discussion on L’Étranger, Albert Camus’s iconic novel still featured in the UK’s French A-level syllabus.
Together, we’ll delve into the relevance of Meursault’s story in the 21st century and examine how the film adaptation compares to the original text.
All are welcome – come share your thoughts (in French or English) and enjoy a thought-provoking literary exchange!
Free to attend, 12 spaces available, advance booking required. If you would like to take part in the book club session, you will be invited to book a space when you book your cinema tickets (if spaces are still available). You can also book by contacting our Box Office.
