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From kellman Sat Mar 26 16:44:54 1994
From: kellman (Steve . Kellman)
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Subject: film of THE PLAGUE
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Date: Sat, 26 Mar 94 16:44:53 CST
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I recently viewed a videocassette of THE PLAGUE, a lame, 1992 adaptation,
by Luis Puenzo, of Albert Camus's 1947 novel. It situates Oran in South
America and transposes the action from the 1940s to the 1990s. In the
film, journalist Raymond Rambert becomes Martine Rambert, a TV reporter
who lusts after Dr. Bernard Rieux. Tarrou is shot dead by Cottard.
The film is certainly a curiosity, but what most piques my curiosity is
what happened to its distribution. I have seen no publicity at all for
THE PLAGUE and wonder whether it went straight to video without any
theatrical exhibition, even at festivals. The formidable cast includes
William Hurt, Robert Duvall, and Raul Julia, and it is extremely odd that
such a project should have vanished into video without any attention. Does
anyone have an explanation?
Steven G. Kellman
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