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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

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

The Stranger review – lustrously beautiful and superbly realised modern take on the Camus classic

François Ozon’s adaptation of the 1942 novella L’Etranger passionately honours the original text while bringing a contemporary perspective to its themes of empire and race

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Let’s get metaphysical! Existentialist cinema is back, if anyone cares

The philosophy was embraced by film noir, the French New Wave and modern hitmen questioning life’s purpose. Now dust off your turtlenecks, for Sirāt and a new version of Albert Camus’ The Stranger look set to make ennui on-trend again

The Guardian - UK

'L'Etranger' no stranger to top prizes at France's Lumières film awards

L’Étranger (The Stranger), adapted from Albert Camus's novel picked up three of the 13 prizes at the Lumières cinema awards ceremony in Paris at the weekend, including Best Film and Best Actor for Benjamin Voisin.

Radio France Internationale

Oui, chef! ‘Carême’ introduces world’s first (sexy) celebrity chef, a Napoleonic-era kitchen god

Think “The Bear,” translated to Napoleonic-era France

The Independent UK

I'm hooked on Apple TV Plus's decadent new French period drama — but there's a frustrating wait for the next course

Carême is one for fans of period dramas and a great story

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Carême review – a sexy French romp about a chef who’s too spicy to handle

It’s hard to resist this moreish story about Napoleon’s renegade pastry chef (who is also a spy). Orgies, opium and tantalising fun with whipped cream are all on the menu

The Guardian - UK

Film show: 'Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves', the new fantasy blockbuster

From the big family fantasy blockbuster "Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Amongst Thieves" to this week's big French-language release, "Les Âmes sœurs" or "Soul Mates" by André Téchiné, which stars Benjamin Voisin and Noémie Merlant as siblings with a secret in their past, critic Emma Jones speaks to Eve Jackson about…

France 24

Lost Illusions review – Balzac adaptation is period-drama perfection

Benjamin Voisin and Cécile de France star in a superb costume coming-of-age story for the Netflix generation

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