This murder is what separates the two parts of the story. Meursault happens upon the altercation and shoots the brother dead, not out of revenge but, he says, because of the disorienting heat and vexing brightness of the sun, which blinds him as it reflects off the brother’s knife. The brother, referred to as “the Arab,” slashes Raymond with a knife after Raymond strikes the man repeatedly. Raymond soon encounters a group of men, including the brother of his mistress. Raymond, an unsavoury friend, is eventually arrested for assaulting his mistress and asks Meursault to vouch for him to the police. This removed nature continues throughout all of Meursault’s relationships, both platonic and romantic. Despite the expressions of grief around him during his mother’s funeral, Meursault does not show any outward signs of distress.

After this introduction, the reader follows Meursault through the novel’s first-person narration to Marengo, where he sits vigil at the place of his mother’s death. Or maybe it was yesterday, I don’t know.” They capture Meursault’s anomie briefly and brilliantly. The novel is famous for its first lines: “Mother died today. Create your watchlist below!ĭiscover other ways SXSW filmmakers are fusing gaming and tech in Creating Film & TV and Film & TV Industry track sessions as well as the XR Experience Exhibition.The title character of The Stranger is Meursault, a Frenchman who lives in Algiers (a pied-noir). Then take your game room roleplaying on an action-packed adventure with Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley's Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Follow the story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone in Matt Johnson's BlackBerry. Born in Algeria in 1913, Albert Camus published The Stranger- now one of the most.

Grab your blue light filtering glasses and your weekly board gaming group to dive into SXSW Film & TV Festival alumni films focused on the convergence of video games, tech, and creative storytelling.īegin your film travels by heading back to a galaxy far, far away with Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak's A Disturbance in the Force to revisit the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special and why 45 years later it has become a cult classic among fans. First published in 1946 now in a new translation by Matthew Ward. Dozens of films exploring creation, technology, and the transformative powers it harnesses transported festival attendees to 1593 AD deep space, 1980's Russia, the year 3000, and beyond. Its theme and outlook are often cited as examples of Camus' philosophy, absurdism, coupled with existentialism though Camus personally rejected the latter label. This past March, the SXSW Film & TV Festival brought gaming and tech to the big screen in a big way. The Stranger is a 1942 novella by French author Albert Camus.

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