Argentinian filmmaker Luis Puenzo's film updating of Albert Camus' classic 1947 novel is a slow but riveting contemporary parable of considerable merit.
In Oran, rumors of an outbreak of bubonic plague carried by rats--unbelievable in modern times--sends the port city into turmoil. Discovering the first victims, Dr. Rieux (William Hurt) sends his wife (Victoria Tennant) away for medical tests. He meets French TV cameraman Tarrou (Jean-Marc Barr)
and journalist Martine (Sandrine Bonnaire), who decide to stay to cover the catastrophe. As the bodies mount, the city is sealed off and troops are deployed to maintain order, especially in the local football stadium w...
Released:
1991
Rated:
NR
Length:
115 mins