Forwarded message: From kellman Sat Mar 26 16:44:54 1994 From: kellman (Steve . Kellman) Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: film of THE PLAGUE To: [log in to unmask] Date: Sat, 26 Mar 94 16:44:53 CST Cc: kellman X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL6] 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 -- --