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The Plague (Le Peste)Review created: 05/14/08
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A dark adaptation of Camus' The Plague (Le Peste) set in 20th century South America. The acting was superb, particularly William Hurt (a favorite, true character actor who recently died). I had seen part of the film on cable late at night years ago and was entranced and repulsed simultaneously - perhaps Camus' original intention. The plot is true to the book, and I recommend reading the text which, as books are, is far richer in some ways and less in others.
Highly recommended to purchase a newer copy of the VHS, not the Hong King bootleg. Older VHS tapes can make the actors with accents hard to understand.
Highly recommended to purchase a newer copy of the VHS, not the Hong King bootleg. Older VHS tapes can make the actors with accents hard to understand.
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Turning Camus's novel into a dreary melodramaReview created: 02/07/05
by: Stephen_Murray-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
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cinematography, art direction
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screenplay, cast, direction, editing
screenplay, cast, direction, editing
The disappointingly dull adaptation of Albert Camus's' The Plague (1992 adapted and directed by Luis Puenzo (The Official Story, The Old Gringo) returned William Hurt and Ra l Julia to Argentina (this time,actually shot there). As in "Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985), Julia was again better, and this time was more flamboyant than Hurt. Hurt played an affectless but dedicated doctor (named Bernard Rieux, but with no attempt to seem French) fighting an outbreak of bubonic plague (updated to 199_ and relocated from Algeria to a generic South American city that is still called Oran), Julia a...
Review ID: 10000000000362835
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