François Ozon, Rebecca Marder and Benjamin Voisin on the red carpet in Venice Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images François Ozon's Albert Camus adaptation The Stranger mustered a seven-minute ovation to cries of "bravo" on Tuesday as it premiered in competition at Venice. The prolific director has previously competed at the festival with 5×2 (2004), Potiche (2010) and Frantz (2016), which won Paula Beer the Marcello Mastroianni prize for best young actress, but has yet to win the coveted Golden Lion.