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Kino Lorber | Release Date: January 13, 2017
Summary: Eugène Green drops biblical motifs – Abraham and Isaac, Mary and Joseph – into this genuinely contemporary setting as if it were the most natural thing in the world, augmenting them with nods to crime films, Italian Baroque music, a Doisneau photograph, three 17th century paintings and an artificial way of speaking that is anything but current. The characters are positioned within the visual compositions and look directly into the camera, their diction flawless. Whatever needs saying – and that’s a lot – they recite impassively, in declamatory fashion. Along the way, there are jabs at the literature milieu and trendy yuppies. A film where divine seriousness rubs against bizarre comedy, where theology meets caricature, an intriguing film, anachronistic and innovative in equal measure. [Kino Lorber]
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Runtime: 113 min
Rating: Not Rated
Official Site: https://www.kinolorber.com/film/thesonofjoseph
Production: Région Ile-de-France
Genres: Drama
Countries: France, Belgium
Language: French
Home Release Date: Jun 13, 2017
Director Credit
Eugène Green Director
Writer Credit
Eugène Green Screenplay
Cast Credit
Adrien Michaux Philibert
Christelle Prot Philomène
Claire Lefilliâtre Chanteuse
Fabrizio Rongione Joseph
Félix Debraux Dean
Jacques Bonnaffé Le Paysan
Julia Gros de Gasquet Bernadette
Louise Moaty Comédienne
Maria de Medeiros Violette Tréfouille
Mathieu Amalric Oscar Pormenor
Natacha Régnier Marie
Oleg Ossina Second Garçon
Tom Gaspar Premier Garçon
Victor Ezenfis Vincent
Vincent Dumestre Théorbiste
Producer Credit
Alexander Akoka Co-Producer
Delphine Tomson Executive Producer
Didier Jacob Producer
Francine Jacob Producer
Jean-Pierre Dardenne Producer
Luc Dardenne Producer
Philippe Logie Associate Producer