On Monday, March 11, 2024, France 2 continues and concludes at 21:10 its mini-series La Peste, adapted from the literary work of Albert Camus. But did you know that the ending of fiction is different from the conclusion of a famous novel?
Please note that the following lines contain a major announcement about the outcome of the story brought to the small screen by the director. Antoine Garço and authors Gilles Taurand and Georges-Marc Benamou!
France 2’s “La Peste” has a different ending than the book
Indeed, in the final moments of this dystopian and original version of the plague, we discover that Cotard has hanged himself or that the vaccine developed by Castell will be developed in the United States. It is to this country that our journalist Sylvain Rambert and his partner Laurence Molinier aspire to make the world a better place.
In turn, Taru, who exhibits symptoms of the plague, is in turn doomed by the outbreak’s abatement. Finally Rie found his wife who moved out of town. He is in good health and intends to continue the fight as a dedicated doctor.
Death of Dr. Rie’s wife
However, in the book published in 1947, the characters do not suffer this fate… Thus, Cotard loses his mind and opens fire on passers-by! The character ends up in prison. Regarding Rambert, his happy end It doesn’t exist with Lawrence because it was invented for the needs of this TV version!
Taro, on the other hand, dies of the plague after a long battle against the disease. Eventually, Dr. Rieh learns that his wife actually died of tuberculosis while he was away…
Recall that Catherine Camus (daughter of the philosopher who died in 1960) approved all these changes, as explained by screenwriters Gilles Tauran and Georges-Marc Benamou at the press conference to introduce La Peste: “He fully agreed, as he felt that he was not betraying the spirit of the book.“
Four episodes of La Peste are available on repeat France.tv.
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