About Joan
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| French | À propos de Joan |
| Directed by | Laurent Larivière |
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| Cinematography | Céline Bozon |
| Edited by | Marie-Pierre Frappier |
| Music by | Jérôme Rebotier |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
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| Box office | $70,677[1] |
About Joan (French: À propos de Joan, German: Die Zeit, die wir teilen) is a 2022 drama film directed by Laurent Larivière. The film stars Isabelle Huppert, Lars Eidinger and Swann Arlaud. It is a French-German-Irish co-production.
The film had its world premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2022. On this occasion, Huppert received the Honorary Golden Bear for her entire career.[2]
Plot
Joan Verra is an independent, loving woman with a free and adventurous spirit. When her first love returns without warning after years of absence, she decides not to tell him that they had a son together. This lie by omission is an opportunity for her to revisit her life: her youth in Ireland, her professional success, her loves and her relationship with her son. A seemingly fulfilled life, but one which hides a secret that she will have to face.
Cast
- Isabelle Huppert as Joan Verra
- Freya Mavor as Joan Verra, in the 1970s
- Lars Eidinger as Tim Ardenne
- Swann Arlaud as Nathan Verra
- Louis Broust as Nathan Verra, in the 1980s
- Dimitri Doré as Nathan Verra, in the 1990s
- Florence Loiret-Caille as Madeleine Verra
- Stanley Townsend as Doug
- Éanna Hardwicke as Doug, in the 1970s
- Fabrice Scott as James
Production
In September 2020, it was announced that Isabelle Huppert, Lars Eidinger and Swann Arlaud were cast in a new film directed by Laurent Larivière.[3]
Filming took place for a week in Cologne, Germany, four weeks in Lyon, France and six days in Dublin, Ireland.[4]
The film is a French-German-Irish co-production. Laurent Larivière wrote the script with François Decodts with the intent of making a "novel-like film spanning different periods over forty years in different countries, a film in which you could hear several languages." Four languages can be heard spoken in the film: English, German, French, and a bit of Japanese at the end of the film.[5]
Release
The film was an official selection at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, in the section Berlinale Special Gala.[6] It had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2022.[7] On this occasion, the actress Isabelle Huppert received the Honorary Golden Bear for her entire career.[8] It was screened at the Dublin International Film Festival on 25 February 2022.[9] It was theatrically released in Germany by Camino Filmverleih on 31 August 2022.[10] It was theatrically released in France by Haut et Court on 14 September 2022.[11]
Reception
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 33% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 5/10.[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 5 critic reviews indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[13] About Joan received an average rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 20 reviews.[14]
References
- ^ "About Joan (2022)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ Courbin, Paul (17 December 2021). "Un Ours d'honneur pour Isabelle Huppert à la Berlinale 2022". lesinrocks.com (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Isabelle Huppert, Lars Eidinger et Swann Arlaud au casting du 2e film de Laurent Larivière". Le Film français. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (13 October 2020). "Filming on Laurent Larivière's About Joan enters into the home straight". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Chen, Yun-hua (9 April 2022). "The Surprise of Genre-Blending: Laurent Larivière and Freya Mavor on À Propos de Joan (About Joan)". Film International. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "À propos de Joan". Berlinale.de (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (2 February 2022). "Playtime sells two contenders for the Berlin bear". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Isabelle Huppert at the 2022 Berlinale". berlinale.de (in German). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "About JOan". Dublin International Film Festival. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Die Zeit, die wir teilen". Camino Filmverleih (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "À propos de Joan". Haut et Court (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "About Joan". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "The Animal Kingdom". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Critiques Presse pour le film A propos de Joan". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
External links
- About Joan at IMDb
- About Joan at AlloCiné (in French)
