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In The Stranger François Ozon captures the many ambiguities of Albert Camus’s novel

Director François Ozon’s new film adaptation of Albert Camus’s novel L’Étranger (The Outsider, 1942) confronts a considerable task: turning a brief, philosophical novel into a cinematic experience.

The Conversation · Apr 10

Benjamin Voisin on reading sad philosophy and smoking heavily for The Stranger

Benjamin Voisin’s remarkable turn as Meursault in the new adaptation of Albert Camus’ novel looks set to bring him international stardom... though he may make you want to start smoking again

Evening Standard · Apr 10

The Stranger review: A fresh, post-colonial take on the Camus classic

4/5 François Ozon takes on the famous existential novella with a stand-out performance by lead Benjamin Voisin

Evening Standard · Apr 7

When Autumn Falls review – a small gem of a mystery from François Ozon

Hélène Vincent is a treat as a devoted grandmother who isn’t quite what she seems in this understated French tale of family dysfunction

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23, 2025

When Autumn Falls review – François Ozon’s diverting mystery of tricky family dynamics

Ozon’s drama mixes implied horror with sentimentality as it examines dangerous secrets and the disastrous ramifications of an (accidental?) poisoning

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

François Ozon: ‘I was a very perverse child – I loved the idea of my aunt trying to kill us all’

INTERVIEW: The reformed ‘enfant terrible’ of French cinema – and director of ‘Swimming Pool’ and ‘8 Women’ – is back with a twisty tale of mushroom poisonings and sex work called ‘When Autumn Falls’. He speaks to Adam White about catfights, plastic surgery, and why some filmmakers might actually miss…

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

‘I told Charlotte Rampling’s agent: I want to see her doing the vacuuming’: François Ozon

The French director on how Catherine Deneuve didn’t get what he was doing on 8 Women, his love of Kubrick – and why he won’t work in Hollywood

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

Post your questions for François Ozon

The French auteur behind 8 Women, In the House and most recently When Autumn Falls is joining us to answer your questions, from how does he coax such amazing performances from actors to his visual influences

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

‘I never really learned anything from anybody’: Isabelle Huppert on 50 years in film

The acclaimed French actor answers your questions on Heaven’s Gate, Haneke and hindsight

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024

The Crime is Mine review – Isabelle Huppert and co revel in Ozon’s frothy French crime caper

Set in 1930s Paris, François Ozon’s theatre-world courtroom comedy is a fizzing if throwaway delight

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2024