François Ozon

" The Stranger " is a 2025 drama film written and directed by François Ozon, based on Albert Camus's 1942 novel "The Stranger". Benjamin Voisin stars in the lead role of Meursault, alongside Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Swann Arlaud, and Denis Lavant. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion. Ozon was kind enough to spend some time talking with us about his work and experience making the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in NY, LA, San Francisco, Washington DC, Portland, Indianapolis, Baltimore, with a national expansion to follow from Music Box Films. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hope Hopkinson talks to director Francois Ozon, about his new film, The Stranger . In 1930s Algeria, the apathetic Meursault (Benjamin Voisin) shows total indifference to life. His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinises both the crime and his character. Based on the monumental work of literature by Albert Camus, Francois Ozon's The Stranger was selected for the official competition at the Venice Film Festival and UK-premiered at the London Film Festival. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow us on Spotify . Find us on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram with @picturehouses. Find our latest cinema listings at picturehouses.com . Produced by Stripped Media . Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the show, please subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Vive le Cinema.

🎬 François Ozon, Benjamin Voisin & Rebecca Marder ont répondu à mes questions sur le film L'ÉTRANGER 😍 Rencontre avec l'équipe du film à l'occasion de l'avant-première au festival De L'écrit à L'écran de Montélimar ‬ ✨ 👉 L'occasion de revenir sur leur rapport au livre d'Albert Camus, le choix du noir & blanc et les défis d'adapter cette œuvre mythique de la littérature française 📖 ☀️ L'ÉTRANGER, réalisé par François Ozon et d'après l'œuvre d'Albert Camus, avec Benjamin Voisin & Rebecca Marder, est nommé dans plusieurs catégories aux Césars 🍿 🎥🎤 Journaliste, réalisation & montage : Arnaud Heydt Retrouvez encore plus d'interviews et de contenus sur mes différents réseaux : https://linktr.ee/Septiemeart_no

François Ozon arrive au Festival International du film de Venise avec son adaptation de “ L’Étranger “, roman chef-d’œuvre universel de Albert Camus. Dans cet entretien avec le réalisateur et ses acteurs principaux, Benjamin Voisin et Rebecca Marder , on entre dans le travail d’adaptation et de nouvelle lecture du livre, le troisième romans français plus lu au monde. Un défi littéraire et philosophique “ L’Étranger ” est l’un des romans les plus emblématiques de la littérature française. Réaliser une adaptation cinématographique de cette œuvre est un défi de taille. Ozon confie avoir été irrésistiblement attiré par la complexité de l’écriture de Camus, son mystère et son ambiguïté. La matière à réflexion était immense: comment rendre à l’écran cette philosophie de l’absurde, cette absence de jugement moral, et surtout, cette figure de Meursault ? Selon lui, le livre ne peut s’apprendre ou se comprendre entièrement à travers une interprétation unique. Camus offre un texte qui échappe à toute rationalisation claire, laissant place à diverses interprétations. La volonté du cinéaste était donc de respecter cette ouverture tout en permettant aux spectateurs de mieux saisir la psychologie du personnage principal, notamment sa relation à l’existence et à la mort. Une œuvre fidèle, mais contemporaine dans sa mise en scène L’adaptation de François Ozon a été conçue comme une immersion dans l’univers tant littéraire que philosophique de Camus. La scène de la prison, si emblématique, a inspiré le choix du noir et blanc, évoquant à la fois l’époque et la filmographie des années 1940. « Le noir et blanc permet d’aller à l’essentiel, d’éviter toute distraction et d’insister sur la dimension philosophique du récit », explique le réalisateur. Ce choix esthétique n’est pas simplement esthétique. Il traduit une volonté de rendre le passé d’Algérie française, ce “paradis perdu”, comme un souvenir en noir et blanc, à la fois nostalgique et critique. La simplicité de cette mise en scène ambiante sert à renforcer la réflexion sur l’identité, la liberté individuelle et la condition humaine, thématiques chères à Camus. Un regard neuf sur le personnage de Meursault Le film dépeint un Meursault à la fois froid et introspectif, évoluant au fil du récit. La double facette de ce personnage y est magnifiquement incarnée. Au début, il apparaît comme une figure distante, impassible face au monde—un homme qui joue le rôle d’un spectateur de sa propre vie. Mais au fil du temps et de sa détention, il s’ouvre à lui-même, révélant une insoupçonnée profondeur. Benjamin Voisin s’est attaché à dépeindre cette transformation, soulignant que la clé pour comprendre Camus est dans cette capacité à osciller entre l’aliénation et la lucidité. La philosophie de Camus de la liberté et de l’acceptation face à l’absurde s’incarne ainsi dans cette métamorphose silencieuse. Une interprétation qui invite à la réflexion Le personnage joué par Rebecca Marder incarne une figure de pureté et d’émotion, illustrant le thème de l’amour impossible ou douloureusement sincère. La relation qu’elle entretient avec Meursault met en lumière la distance entre la sensibilité et le dédain de l’existence. Selon elle, aimer dans ce contexte, c’est accepter la souffrance, c’est une forme de courage face à l’indifférence du monde. The post “L’Étranger”, interview avec le réalisateur François Ozon et les acteurs Rebecca Marder et Benjamin Voisin appeared first on Fred Film Radio .

Avec Marie-Noëlle Tranchant, Dominique Borde et Bernard Médioni, nous donnerons nos avis de spectateurs experts à propos de Quand vient l'automne, le nouveau film de François Ozon; de quoi aiguiser nos questions à lui poser. Hommage à Michel Blanc : 78 films tournés pour cet acteur étonnant qui passe de rôles comiques avec le Splendid aux personnages les plus sombres inspirés de Simenon. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Acclaimed French director François Ozon, whose incredibly versatile and prolific career is the focus of one of the captivating Conversations curated by the 21st Marrakech International Film Festival, sheds light on what has guided him through his formidable, and formidably multifaceted career since his first short films and his debut feature "Sitcom" (1998). The author of "Under the Sand" (2000), "Swimming Pool" (2003), "Potiche" (2010), and "By the Grace of God" (2019), to name but a few, explains how he relies on his instincts and how he knew very early on he wanted to be a filmmaker. Ozon, a regular at Cannes, Berlin, and the European Film Awards, winner of the Golden Shell in San Sebastián for In the House (2012), reminisces about the shooting of 8 Women (2002) and his classes with Éric Rohmer, whose awareness of production-related matters he retained as a crucial lesson for the rest of his own career. He also underlines the virtues of trying one's hand at short film first, to give one's cinema solid foundations. On frequently exploring the female universe "Maybe it’s a way to hide myself, you know. One of my first films, Under the Sun, was about a fifty-year-old woman. The film was about my own experience, about grief, and working with a fifty-year-old woman like Charlotte Rampling gave me the opportunity, maybe, to show more easily some very personal things. Because I’m not the kind of director who makes autobiographical movies – I need to keep a kind of distance, and maybe with women, it’s easier for me." On the first film experience which changed his life "It was Roberto Rossellini's Germany, Year Zero. I saw the film when I was eight years old, on television, on the programme 'Cinéma de minuit', at midnight, although my parents had said no... The films I used to watch were Walt Disney movies, films for children, and at this moment, for the first time, I was watching a film for adults, but about a young boy who was my age, and suddenly, I discovered that cinema could be something else, other than entertainment, and I was so deeply touched by this young boy who tries to survive in the ruins of Germany, and at the end commits suicide. It was so powerful, so disturbing, but I loved it! I think it is at this moment that I realised that cinema could be something else, and I think my desire to make movies unconsciously started at this point."

Avec Marie-Noëlle Tranchant, Dominique Borde et Bernard Médioni, nous donnerons nos avis de spectateurs experts à propos de Quand vient l'automne, le nouveau film de François Ozon; de quoi aiguiser nos questions à lui poser. Hommage à Michel Blanc : 78 films tournés pour cet acteur étonnant qui passe de rôles comiques avec le Splendid aux personnages les plus sombres inspirés de Simenon. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode, for the first time, we welcome a guest for the third time. François Ozon, director of Swimming Pool , In The House and L'amant Double , joins for a hat-trick appearance on the podcast to talk about his new film By The Grace of God Francois Ozon's gripping true-life drama tells the story of three men who come together to dismantle the code of silence around historic abuse cases within the Catholic Church. Alexandre (Melville Poupaud) lives in Lyon with his wife and children. One day he learns by chance that the priest who abused him when he was in scouts is still working with children. He decided to take action and is soon joined by two other victims of the priest, François (Denis Ménochet) and Emmanuel (Swann Arlaud). They band together to “lift the burden of silence” surrounding their ordeal. But the repercussions and consequences will leave no one unscathed. Exiled on a mountainside, the Monos are a teenage guerrilla group. Far away from clear orders, they must watch over a cow and a single hostage. But things go quickly awry, shaking the group apart and severing their links with the outside world. A rich allegory that bears many interpretations, Monos pairs breathtaking, hallucinogenic visuals with intense character dynamics. With a score from Mica Levi (Under the Skin, Jackie) propelling the action, this is gripping, original filmmaking at its best. Discussing the films this week are Jake Cunningham, Sam Howlett and Ella Kemp Follow the team on Social Media: @jakehcunningham - Jake @samhowlett_1 - Sam @ella_kemp - Ella Produced by Jake Cunningham Edited by Mark Towers 
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This week we welcome our very first returning guest, the great François Ozon, who has returned to screens with his erotic thriller ' L'amant Double ' NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstance the audio quality in this episode of the Curzon Film Podcast is not to our usual standard. We apologise for the alteration. 'L’Amant Double' is a sleek but gleefully irreverent erotic thriller that sees the prolific French auteur ramping up the sexual tension while keeping his tongue firmly in his cheek. Marine Vacth ( Jeune et Jolie ) plays Chloé, a young woman who falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul (Dardennes favourite Jérémie Renier). When they decide to move in together, everything seems perfect, until a series of discoveries lead her to suspect that he may be living a double life. As she searches for the truth, Chloé’s investigations plunge her into a dark and bewildering world of smoke, mirrors and doppelgangers – where nothing is as it seems, and no one can be trusted. Discussing the film are Steven Ryder, Kelly Powell and Sam Howlett Follow the team: @SamHowlett_1 @irma_pep - Steven @jakehcunningham - Jake Produced and edited by Jake Cunningham Music supplied by incompetech.com 
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We welcome the acclaimed director of ‘Swimming Pool’ & ‘In The House’ François Ozon on to the podcast this week, to discuss his new film ‘Frantz’. ‘Frantz’ follows Anna, a young German woman mourning the death of her fiancée, Frantz, in World War One. Whilst living with Frantz’ parents, a mysterious Frenchman named Adrien who says knew her fiancee comes to visit. Discussing the film this week are Freddie Chodel, Daniella Verektinidi and Jake Cunningham. Produced and edited by Jake Cunningham Studio services by CSRFM.com Music supplied by incompetech.com 
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