Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)
"Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000" (original title)

The European equivalent of "The Return of the Secaucus 7," this Swiss film looks at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" ... See full summary »

Director:

Alain Tanner

Writers:

John Berger, Alain Tanner (dialogue adaptation),

Stars:

Jean-Luc Bideau, Myriam Boyer, Jacques Denis

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Luc Bideau	...	Max
Myriam Boyer	...	Mathilde
Jacques Denis	...	Marco
Roger Jendly	...	Marcel
Dominique Labourier	...	Marguerite
Myriam Mézières	...	Madeleine (as Myriam Mézière)
Miou-Miou	...	Marie
Rufus	...	Mathieu
Raymond Bussières	...	Old Charles (as Raymond Bussière)
Pierre Holdener
Maurice Aufair
Jean Schlegel
Gilbert Costa
Christine Wipf
Guillaume Chenevière

Storyline

The European equivalent of "The Return of the Secaucus 7," this Swiss film looks at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties. Max, a dissatisfied copy editor; Myriam, a redhead into tantric sex; and Marie, a supermarket checker who gives unauthorized discounts to the elderly, search for renewed meaning on a communal farm. The title character, a six-year-old child, is the carrier of their hopes for the future.

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Plot Keywords:

future | home schooling | anarchism | geneva switzerland | schoolteacher | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France Switzerland

Language:

French

Release Date:

1 December 1976 (France)

Also Known As:

Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

Filming Locations:

Geneva, Canton de Genève, Switzerland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Action Films, Citel Films, Société Française de Production (SFP)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

Max: Everybody looks for an escape: the body, nature, sex, onions, lotus flowers. Small consolations in an intolerable world which is said to be unchangeable.

User Reviews

Seven years after 1968

This movie elegantly captures the zeitgeist of ca 1975, seen through individual lives of some Genevans who in minor ways attempt to keep the sparkle of rebellion alive while their dreams from 1968 fade away, facing the reality of the 1970s. Its blend of tongue-in-cheek comedy and melancholy sadness makes it impossible to forget once you've seen it.