The First Man (2011)
2011 · 1h 41m · Drama
Genres: Drama
Based on a novel that Albert Camus was working on when he died, we follow Jacques Comery as he travels back to Algeria in 1957, a place full of childhood memories. The country is split between those wanting to remain a part of France, and those demanding independence.
Director: Gianni Amelio
Writers: Gianni Amelio, Albert Camus
Music by: Franco Piersanti
Cinematography: Yves Cape
Editor: Carlo Simeoni
Cast
Jacques Gamblin as Jacques CormeryMaya Sansa as Catherine Cormery (1924)Catherine Sola as Catherine Cormery (1957)Denis Podalydès as Professor BernardUlla Baugué as GrandmaNicolas Giraud as Uncle Étienne (1924)Nino Jouglet as Jacques as a childAbdelkarim Benhabouccha as HamoudHachemi Abdelmalek as AzizDjamel Hadj Saïd as Hamoud as a childJean-Paul Bonnaire as Uncle Étienne (1957)Jean-François Stévenin as FarmerMore like this
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