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All that's here is a giant missed opportunity which — pardon the really bad, yet fitting pun — you should avoid like the plague." [ 4 ] Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that it does not live up the premise, instead "devolving into yet another (and very stale) zombie-type chase thriller". [ 5 ]
When the plague takes a grip on the town, Grand joins the team of volunteers, acting as general secretary and recording the statistics. Rieux regards him as "the real example of the calm virtue that animated the public health squads". [6] Grand contracts the plague and asks Rieux to burn his manuscript, but then makes an unexpected recovery.
The Plague (original title: La Peste) is a 1992 Argentine-French-British drama film written and directed by Luis Puenzo and starring William Hurt, Sandrine Bonnaire, Robert Duvall and Raul Julia. It is based on the novel La Peste by Albert Camus. It entered the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival. [1] [2]
A Plague Tale: Requiem is bigger, better and all the more beautifully haunting — everything a sequel should be. A Plague Tale: Requiem review — Gripping, overwhelming dread Skip to main content
Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk's latest novel, "Nights of Plague," depicts a Mediterranean island throwing off the yoke of empire during a plague year.
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague is a 2001 international bestselling historical fiction novel by Geraldine Brooks. [1] It was chosen as both a New York Times [ 2 ] and Washington Post [ 3 ] Notable Book.
The final book, Reached, is told from three perspectives: Cassia's, Ky's, and Xander's. [12] The characters in this novel are driven to find a cure to the deadly Plague, a literary device that pushes the plot towards reconstructing the fallen, dystopian government. Cassia exhibits further maturity in this novel when the concept of voting is ...
We're discussing the voting process depicted in the new papal thriller "Conclave" (in theaters now). Light spoilers ahead! Twice in past years, I hopped a flight to Rome in order to cover one of ...