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The Son of Joseph

Original title: Le fils de Joseph
  • 2016
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
880
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Fabrizio Rongione, Natacha Régnier, and Victor Ezenfis in The Son of Joseph (2016)
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A discontented Parisian teenager in search of a father with (Mathieu Amalric) and (Fabrizio Rongione) as his, respectively, callous and gentle alternative paternal options, and (Natacha Régn... Read allA discontented Parisian teenager in search of a father with (Mathieu Amalric) and (Fabrizio Rongione) as his, respectively, callous and gentle alternative paternal options, and (Natacha Régnier) as his single mother.A discontented Parisian teenager in search of a father with (Mathieu Amalric) and (Fabrizio Rongione) as his, respectively, callous and gentle alternative paternal options, and (Natacha Régnier) as his single mother.

  • Director
    • Eugène Green
  • Writer
    • Eugène Green
  • Stars
    • Victor Ezenfis
    • Natacha Régnier
    • Fabrizio Rongione
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    880
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eugène Green
    • Writer
      • Eugène Green
    • Stars
      • Victor Ezenfis
      • Natacha Régnier
      • Fabrizio Rongione
    • 5User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Fabrizio Rongione, Natacha Régnier, and Victor Ezenfis in The Son of Joseph (2016)
    Victor Ezenfis in The Son of Joseph (2016)
    Mathieu Amalric and Maria de Medeiros in The Son of Joseph (2016)
    Victor Ezenfis in The Son of Joseph (2016)
    Natacha Régnier in The Son of Joseph (2016)

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    Victor Ezenfis
    • Vincent
    Natacha Régnier
    Natacha Régnier
    • Marie
    Fabrizio Rongione
    Fabrizio Rongione
    • Joseph
    Mathieu Amalric
    Mathieu Amalric
    • Oscar Pormenor
    Maria de Medeiros
    Maria de Medeiros
    • Violette Tréfouille
    Julia Gros de Gasquet
    • Bernadette
    • (as Julia de Gasquet)
    Jacques Bonnaffé
    Jacques Bonnaffé
    • Le paysan
    Christelle Prot
    • Philomène
    Adrien Michaux
    • Philibert
    Louise Moaty
    • Comédienne
    Claire Lefilliâtre
    • Chanteuse
    Vincent Dumestre
    • Théorbiste
    Tom Darmon
    • Premier garçon
    • (as Tom Gaspar-Darmon)
    Oleg Ossina
    • Second garçon
    Félix Debraux
    • Dean
    Bérénice Piéjus-Morel
    • Madeleine
    Alexandra Fournier
    • Secrétaire éditions Apoa
    Quentin Levi
    • Le cerbère
    • Director
      • Eugène Green
    • Writer
      • Eugène Green
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    • Crazy credits
      Le rat Gargantua a quitté le tournage en parfaite santé et s'est retiré dans sa villa sur la Côte d'Azur. [In English: The rat Gargantua left the shooting in perfect health and retired to his villa on the French Riviera.]
    • Connections
      References Red Desert (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      De Lamentatione
      [Verset: "Seconde die Lectio Prima"]

      Composed by Emilio de' Cavalieri

      Performed by Le Poème Harmonique: Claire Lefilliâtre (Dessus), Bruno Le Levreur (Countertenor), Serge Goubioud (Tenor), Jan Van Elsacker (Tenor), Philippe Roche (Bass)

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    6/10
    Just how seriously are we meant to take this?
    The poster shows a woman sitting on a donkey being lead by a man and, in this instance, a boy and with a title like "The Son of Joseph" and characters called Marie and Joseph you might be forgiven for thinking Eugene Green's film is a modern take on the Christ story, (the chapter headings also allude to the Bible). However, the link is a tenuous one at best as young Vincent goes in search of his biological father. With all the characters speaking as if to the beat of a metronome and behaving a little like robots it often feels like a comedy minus the jokes, a parody of French art-house cinema which it may well be since its director is actually American though long domicile in France. Of course, you could take it seriously as some sort of religious allegory, (the clues aren't just all there but very much in your face), ot just enjoy it as some kind of piss-take or just abandon it altogether since, to be honest, it's not all that lively. The choice, as they say, is yours.
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    • Mar 31, 2018

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    • Release date
      • April 20, 2016 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Belgium
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Le fils de Joseph
    • Production companies
      • Coffee and Films
      • Les Films du Fleuve
      • Film Factory
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,588
    • Gross worldwide
      • $38,774
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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