The Son of Joseph

Name: The Son of Joseph
Genre: Drama
Released: January 13, 2017
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 75

2017

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: January 13, 2017 | Not Rated

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 butEugène 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]… Expand

Director: Eugène Green

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 113 min

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Justin Chang

Mar 16, 2017

The Son of Joseph transforms from a lark into a revelation in its final scenes, which are piercing, absurd and pretty close to miraculous. Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jan 9, 2017

In Green’s world, every moment is an unsolvable mystery that requires debate. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Jan 9, 2017

The constant combination of highbrow and lowbrow elements is undeniably French but also very effective. Read full review

Carson Lund

Oct 6, 2016

The insistence of Green’s gaze throughout the film encourages us to look beyond the mechanisms of speech and behavior at the more uncanny movements of the conscience. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Jan 13, 2017

Did I mention this movie is a comedy? It is, and a very sure-footed one, although the style does take some getting used to. Read full review

Melissa Anderson

Jan 11, 2017

Amalric enlivens episodes of limp satire by wholly embracing his unrepentantly self-serving libertine character. Read full review

David James

Jan 12, 2017

I can’t deny that Eugène Green is a talented, idiosyncratic director and his Son of Joseph has many visual and intellectual qualities to boast about. But it’s a film I appreciated much more than I actually enjoyed. Read full review

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