{"id":96641,"date":"2024-05-13T13:44:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=96641"},"modified":"2024-05-13T13:50:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:50:54","slug":"stranger-the-1967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=96641","title":{"rendered":"Stranger, The (1967)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m not quite sure what to say; it doesn&#8217;t seem to matter very much to me.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-1967-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-1967-Poster-201x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-96642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-1967-Poster-201x300.png 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-1967-Poster-86x128.png 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-1967-Poster-181x270.png 181w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-1967-Poster.png 616w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nShortly after attending the funeral of his mother, a French clerk (Marcello Mastroianni) in 1930s Algeria befriends a shady neighbor (Georges G\u00e9ret) and becomes inextricably involved in a life-altering crime.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Courtroom Drama<\/li>\n<li>Italian Films<\/li>\n<li>Luchino Visconti Films<\/li>\n<li>Marcello Mastroianni Films<\/li>\n<li>Morality Police<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary asserts that Luchino Visconti&#8217;s &#8220;adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Stranger_(Camus_novel)\">Albert Camus&#8217;s existential novel<\/a>&#8221; is &#8220;reasonably well made but philosophically shallow.&#8221; He argues (and I agree, though not all do) that &#8220;Mastroianni is well cast as an alienated man whose great guilt &#8212; over his indifference as well as the murder he committed &#8212; cannot be decreased because to him God doesn&#8217;t exist and the hypocritical men who judge him cannot forgive an atheist anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Mastroianni-In-Court.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Mastroianni-In-Court-1024x572.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Mastroianni-In-Court-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Mastroianni-In-Court-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Mastroianni-In-Court-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Mastroianni-In-Court-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Mastroianni-In-Court-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Mastroianni-In-Court.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary writes that while Meursault (Mastroianni) &#8220;does have feelings and kindness,&#8221; &#8220;his contempt for the world and his meaningless existence serves to anesthetize his emotions almost entirely&#8221; &#8212; to the point where taking lethal action on the beach could be seen as &#8220;almost a positive act!&#8221; given that &#8220;he has finally moved out of passivity&#8221; (no, but I understand Peary&#8217;s point). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Beach-Action.png 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary adds (somewhat randomly) that &#8220;scenes with [a] scabrous old man and his scabrous dog are memorable.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Scabby-Man.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t necessarily agree with Peary that this adaptation is &#8220;philosophically shallow.&#8221; While the film can&#8217;t &#8212; and doesn&#8217;t really &#8212; get into the novel&#8217;s meaty themes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xKj4NIFCztI\">the irrationality of the universe, the meaningless of human life, and the importance of the physical world<\/a>, we are nonetheless presented with a sufficiently complicated and complex scenario: should a man be judged based on some of his perceived character flaws, such as not showing overt emotions at his mother&#8217;s funeral (how dare he smoke a cigarette!): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Smoking.png 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; going out with his girlfriend (Anna Karina) &#8212; who he admits he doesn&#8217;t love &#8212; the next day:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Theater.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Theater-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Theater-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Theater-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Theater-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Theater-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Theater-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Theater.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; befriending and staying loyal to a pimp: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor-1024x570.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor-1024x570.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor-485x270.png 485w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Neigbor.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and not believing in God; and\/or could (should) these very actions and attitudes easily be interpreted differently? And even more importantly, should they even matter? For what it&#8217;s worth, as pointed out by Meursault&#8217;s defense lawyer (Bernard Blier, who co-starred with Mastroianni in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=94926\">1963&#8217;s <em>The Organizer<\/em><\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploadsMaria\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier-1024x566.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier-1024x566.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier-489x270.png 489w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Blier.png 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; Meursault was actually showing responsibility for his mother by sending her to a facility where she could socialize and receive sufficient care. Regarding his affect and actions at the funeral, people react very differently to grief; it&#8217;s incredibly dangerous to judge people based on how they look during a time of stress. Meanwhile, we see Meursault being friendly with the (socially unacceptable) &#8220;scabrous man&#8221; &#8212; and his friendship with the criminal could be seen as simply refusing to judge others for their lifestyle (by which I do NOT mean to condone or justify this man&#8217;s hideous treatment of a woman). While we do feel sad for Karina that Meursault won&#8217;t tell her he loves her, he is at least relentlessly honest with her &#8212; as he is about his lack of faith. This film remains worthy one-time viewing as an interesting adaptation of a morally challenging novel &#8212; though I would be curious to see an updated version in which colonial\/racial tensions and injustices are given fair due. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <em>The Stranger<\/em> has an unusual release history which bears noting. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/25\/movies\/the-stranger-made-all-the-more-so-in-the-person-of-mastroianni.html\">J. Hoberman&#8217;s 2017 review in <em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>: &#8220;It has long been without an American distributor and, owing to complicated rights issues, was never released here on DVD&#8230; The movie was eagerly anticipated but suspiciously received when it opened in New York in December 1967.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Marcello Mastroianni as Meursault<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni-481x270.png 481w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina-Mastroianni.png 1902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Anna Karina as Marie<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Karina2.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Giuseppe Rotunno&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed-1024x569.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed-1024x569.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed-486x270.png 486w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jailed.png 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of naturalistic outdoor settings<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking-1536x859.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Funeral-Walking.png 1913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors-487x270.png 487w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Outdoors.png 1294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mario Garbuglia&#8217;s production design<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Workers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Workers-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Workers-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Workers-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Workers-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Workers-768x428.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Workers-484x270.png 484w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Workers.png 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit-1024x567.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-96657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit-128x71.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit-488x270.png 488w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit-1038x576.png 1038w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Stranger-Jail-Visit.png 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, as an effective adaptation.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0062310\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmcomment.com\/blog\/the-stranger-marcello-mastroianni-luchino-visconti\/\">Film Comment Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/05\/25\/movies\/the-stranger-made-all-the-more-so-in-the-person-of-mastroianni.html\">NY Times Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not quite sure what to say; it doesn&#8217;t seem to matter very much to me.&#8221; Synopsis: Shortly after attending the funeral of his mother, a French clerk (Marcello Mastroianni) in 1930s Algeria befriends a shady neighbor (Georges G\u00e9ret) and becomes inextricably involved in a life-altering crime. 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