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The Lives of Albert Camus (2020)

A struck hero. An interrupted fate. This is how Albert Camus is told, 60 years after his disappearance, by Philippe Torreton in the film by Georges-Marc Benamou. At ground level, in order to see him revive, move, love and fight.

Albert Camus died at 46 years old on January 4, 1960, two years after his Nobel Prize in literature. Author of “L'Etranger”, one of the most widely read novels in the world, philosopher of the absurd and of revolt, resistant, journalist, playwright, Albert Camus had an extraordinary destiny. Child of the poor districts of Algiers, tuberculosis patient, orphan of father, son of an illiterate and deaf mother, he tore himself away from his condition thanks to his teacher. French from Algeria, he never ceased to fight for equality with the Arabs and the Kabyle, while fearing the Independence of the FLN. Founded on restored and colorized archives, and first-hand accounts, this documentary attempts to paint the portrait of Camus as he was.

Release: 2020-01-22
Runtime: 98 min
Rating: 8 / 10
Cast
Philippe Torreton
Philippe Torreton
Narrator
Albert Camus
Albert Camus
Self (archive footage)
Michel Bouquet
Michel Bouquet
Self
Catherine Camus
Catherine Camus
Self
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Francine Faure
Self (archive footage)
María Casares
María Casares
Self (archive footage)
Chloé Réjon
Chloé Réjon
(voice)
Max-Pol Fouchet
Max-Pol Fouchet
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Blanche Balain
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Robert Namia
Self (archive footage)
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Mastroianni
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Brice Parrain
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Geroges Altschuler
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Janine Gallimard
Self (archive footage)
Francis Jeanson
Francis Jeanson
Self (archive footage)
Jean Daniel
Jean Daniel
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Emmanuel Roblès
Self (archive footage)
Charles Poncet
Charles Poncet
Self (archive footage)