Meursault, a quiet, inconspicuous employee in his early thirties, attends his mother's funeral without any visible emotion. The next day, he begins an affair with his former colleague Marie and returns to his usual everyday life. However, this is soon interrupted by his neighbor Raymond, who draws Meursault into his shady machinations - until a fateful event occurs on a scorching hot day on the beach. With his masterful reinterpretation of Albert Camus' literary classic of the same name, François Ozon succeeds in creating a virtuoso work of timeless relevance. Narrated in beguiling black-and-white images and carried by a select ensemble around Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder and Pierre Lottin, the film marks an artistic highlight in Ozon's multi-layered oeuvre. THE STRANGER celebrated its acclaimed world premiere in competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. New product