The Lives of Albert Camus

The Lives of Albert Camus

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.

2020 fr 98 minutes

Rating: 8

Plot

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.

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Cast

Philippe Torreton

Philippe Torreton

Narrator

Albert Camus

Albert Camus

Self (archive footage)

Michel Bouquet

Michel Bouquet

Self

Catherine Camus

Catherine Camus

Self

Francine Faure

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)

Blanche Balain

Blanche Balain

Self (archive footage)

Robert Namia

Robert Namia

Self (archive footage)

Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Self (archive footage)

Brice Parrain

Brice Parrain

Self (archive footage)

Geroges Altschuler

Geroges Altschuler

Self (archive footage)

Janine Gallimard

Janine Gallimard

Self (archive footage)

Francis Jeanson

Francis Jeanson

Self (archive footage)

Jean Daniel

Jean Daniel

Self (archive footage)

Emmanuel Roblès

Emmanuel Roblès

Self (archive footage)

Charles Poncet

Charles Poncet

Self (archive footage)

Mette Ivers

Mette Ivers

Self

Patricia Blake

Patricia Blake

Self (archive footage)

Jean Douché

Jean Douché

Self (archive footage)

Carl-Gustav Bjurström

Carl-Gustav Bjurström

Self (archive footage)

Catherine Sellers

Catherine Sellers

Self (archive footage)

Jules Roy

Jules Roy

Self (archive footage)

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