The Son of Joseph

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DVD Details

  • Run Time: 1 hours, 53 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: June 13, 2017
  • Originally Released: 2016
  • Label: Kino Lorber

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Directed by
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Entertainment Reviews:

Certified Fresh93%

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User Ratings: 153
The passionate heart of the action, Vincent's quest for emotional connection, involves his radical rejection of norms and proprieties and sparks the timeless fury of revolt; it's as thrilling as it is ingenious. Full Review
New Yorker
Jan 9, 2017
If "The Son of Joseph" believes fervently in the restorative properties of painting, music and architecture, it is no less sincere in its affirmation of the redemptive power of human relationships. Full Review
Los Angeles Times
Mar 16, 2017
While I could point out other flaws in "Son of Joseph," the film won me over in the end. At the risk of sounding like Dr. Phil, it's a lesson in becoming a better person. Full Review
Gay City News
Feb 13, 2018
Rating: B- -- The intelligent story makes the pluses outweigh the minuses in my mind. Full Review
Reeling Reviews
Mar 24, 2017
[The film] offers an exhilarating survey of the filmmaker’s philosophically imbued, idiosyncratic universe.
Film Comment
Jan 1, 2017
Rating: 3/4 -- Green is on to his own thing, and while it takes some getting used to, it ultimately provides big rewards both in entertainment (I found it reliably warm and funny) and Stuff with a Capital S. Full Review
RogerEbert.com
Jan 13, 2017
"The Son of Joseph" can be trying in its whimsy, yet it builds to a lovely finale that evokes the Bible, the French Resistance and the surreal. Full Review
New York Times
Jan 12, 2017

Product Description:

A Parisian teenager (Victor Ezenfis) who was raised by a single mom decides to search for his biological father, and discovers that he's a successful publisher (Mathieu Amalric) who mistreats his wife and legitimate children. As the teen seeks revenge against the man who abandoned him, he also bonds with his dad's half-brother (Fabrizio Rongione). Written and directed by Eugène Green.

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  • Sales Rank: 74,476
  • UPC: 738329215330
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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