Francis Jeanson

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.

大人たちが夏のバカンスに出て留守の家に５人の若者－－女子大生ヴェロニク、画家キリロフ、経済学者アンリ、元売春婦イヴォンヌ、俳優ギョーム－－が集い、ディスカッションを繰り広げ、それぞれ熱烈なマオイストとなる。そして、思想を行動に移そうと、反動的な文化相の暗殺を企てるが……。