🎬 Documentary, History

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."

⭐ 8.0/10 2020 1h 38m Dir. Georges-Marc Benamou

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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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Year
2020
Runtime
1h 38m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.0/10
Votes
3
Genre
Documentary, History
Language
FR

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎭 History 🎬 Georges-Marc Benamou 👤 Philippe Torreton 👤 Albert Camus 👤 Michel Bouquet
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The Lives of Albert Camus has a runtime of 1h 38m (1 hour and 38 minutes).
The Lives of Albert Camus was directed by Georges-Marc Benamou and released in 2020.
The Lives of Albert Camus is a Documentary, History film (2020).
The cast of The Lives of Albert Camus includes Philippe Torreton, Albert Camus, Michel Bouquet, Catherine Camus, Francine Faure.
The Lives of Albert Camus has a TMDB rating of 8.0/10 based on 3 votes.

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