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.
История о жизни афериста, чье разоблачение в 1934 году вызвало попытку правого переворота по Франции, а сам Серж Ставиский покончил жизнь самоубийством 3 января 1934 года. Родившийся в России мошенник был замешан в продаже фальшивых ценных бумаг и ряде других преступлениях, но, очевидно, надежно защищен высокопоставленными официальными лицами. Когда один из чиновников был убит, были выдвинуты обвинения в том, что этот человек из государственной прокуратуры намеревался рассказать о коррупции. Представители всех партий подняли шумиху, утверждая, что это вызвано общей коррумпированностью правительства. Волнения начались с 6-го по 8-е февраля, была объявлена общая забастовка. Правительство зашаталось и пало, затем была образована новая коалиция из людей вне зоны влияния Ставиского…
A man returns to the place he once lived a passionate love affair with a woman who is now dead. So powerful are the emotions that seize him that he imagines she is still alive, and begins to live as if this were the case...
The whole film takes place in a single room where representatives of the two political forces and their enemy "the Jew" are gathered. A female character establishes the dialogue between these individuals and comments on the ideology of each; Until the final scene where everyone seems to rally to a common idea.
In a secluded hotel circumscribed by a dense forest Max and Alissa Thor meet Stein and Elisabeth. Max, a professor of future history and an aspiring author, is immediately attracted to the brooding wife of industrialist Bernard Alione, Elisabeth, who is recovering from a miscarriage. Stein, a German Jew and potential writer, is infatuated by Alissa, Max's young wife and former student. During their sojourn the guests' identities gradually meld.
