Stranger Blu-ray Film Noir the East German studio DEFA

the East German studio DEFA produced a huge number of Märchenfilme

intriguingly constructed noir with a much admired

and an underdog campaign for class president

- Visual essay by film critic Celeste de la Cabra

and his son Maysam

Stranger Blu-ray Film Noir the East German studio DEFA'The Stranger' Director: Franois Ozon (2025) Curzon Blu ray French & Arabic w English subtitles Based on Albert Camus' classic novel, Benjamin Voisin stars as an apathetic Frenchman in 1930s Algiers who shows total indifference to life. His emotional detachment leads to a murder, followed by a trial that scrutinises both the crime and his character. Special features include: Victor (1993, 13 mins) & Une rose entre nous (1994, 26 mins): two newly