“You carry a burden of sin. You need liberation.” The first festival trailer has debuted for the next new film by acclaimed French filmmaker François Ozon, his second film this year following When Fall Is Coming released in the US earlier this year. It’s premiering at the 2025 Venice Film Festival underway this week as one of the Main Competition debuts. Set in 1930s Algeria, the film stars Benjamin Voisin as the apathetic Frenchman Meursault who displays total indifference to life. His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinizes both the crime and his character. It’s an adaptation of the famous Albert Camus novel of the same name (L’Étranger), first published in 1942 by the French philosopher. Ozon states for the record: “It was an immense challenge to adapt a masterpiece that everyone has read and that every reader has already staged in their own mind.” The film features Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant, and Swann Arlaud. The film is presented in B&W as an intriguing tale of murder, but also as a look back at France’s connection with Algeria. Watch for reviews from the fests + check out the footage. // Continue Reading ›
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