In the 1990s, a South American city suffers the outbreak of a plague. The people react in different ways: Dr. Rieux tries to cure the sick, two French journalists expect sensational headline... Read allIn the 1990s, a South American city suffers the outbreak of a plague. The people react in different ways: Dr. Rieux tries to cure the sick, two French journalists expect sensational headlines, pious believers lament this God-given scourge.In the 1990s, a South American city suffers the outbreak of a plague. The people react in different ways: Dr. Rieux tries to cure the sick, two French journalists expect sensational headlines, pious believers lament this God-given scourge.
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It must suffer in comparison with the book. Granted no filmmaker could possibly match Camus brilliance, but this is a pretty solid movie. One thing that disappointed me was the descision to remove the story from the time period. The time setting is integral to the allegory. All in all, though, a good reconstruction.
The story is set in Oran, Algeria. The city has been closed off by soldiers and no one is allowed to leave until the plague has run its course. The story centers on folks such as a ridiculously cast American (William Hurt) who plays a French doctor, some reporters and some plague victims.
I found the story very detached considering the subject matter...which isn't surprising for Camus. I also thought the sound quality and story were both choppy. All in all, I wish I'd just watched something else as plague stories by absurdist/existentialist authors are pretty awful when it comes to entertainment!
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Doctor Bernard Rieux: [to Father Paneloux] I've spent too long in hospitals to accept the notion of collective punishment. If I believed in an all-powerful God, I'd give up practicing medicine. No one wants to believe in a God like that. Not even you.
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Written by Irving Mills / Joe Primrose / Jörgen Elofsson
Performed by Louis Armstrong
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