About Joan

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.

About Joan
Theatrical release poster
FrenchÀ propos de Joan
Directed byLaurent Larivière
Screenplay by
  • François Decodts
  • Laurent Larivière
Produced by
  • Xavier Rigault
  • Marc-Antoine Robert
  • M. Reza Bahar
  • Katie Holly
Starring
CinematographyCéline Bozon
Edited byMarie-Pierre Frappier
Music byJérôme Rebotier
Production
companies
  • 2.4.7. Films (France)
  • Gifted Films (Germany)
  • Blinder Films (Ireland)
Distributed by
  • Camino Filmverleih (Germany)
  • Haut et Court (France)
Release dates
  • 15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) (Berlin)
  • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) (Dublin)
  • 14 September 2022 (2022-09-14) (France)
Running time
101 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese

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.[1]

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

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.[2]

Filming took place for a week in Cologne, Germany, four weeks in Lyon, France and six days in Dublin, Ireland.[3]

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.[4]

Release

The film was an official selection at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, in the section Berlinale Special Gala.[5] It had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2022.[6] On this occasion, the actress Isabelle Huppert received the Honorary Golden Bear for her entire career.[7] It was theatrically released in Germany by Camino Filmverleih on 31 August 2022.[8] It was theatrically released in France by Haut et Court on 14 September 2022.[9]

Reception

Critical response

About Joan received an average rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars on the French website AlloCiné, based on 20 reviews.[10]

References
  1. Courbin, Paul (17 December 2021). "Un Ours d'honneur pour Isabelle Huppert à la Berlinale 2022". lesinrocks.com (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. Lemercier, Fabien (13 October 2020). "Joan de Laurent Larivière : dernière ligne droite pour le tournage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. "À propos de Joan". Berlinale.de (in German). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. Lemercier, Fabien (2 February 2022). "Deux prétendants à l'Ours berlinois pour Playtime". Cineuropa (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. "Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Isabelle Huppert at the 2022 Berlinale". berlinale.de (in German). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. "Die Zeit, die wir teilen". Camino Filmverleih (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  9. "À propos de Joan". Haut et Court (in French). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  10. "Critiques Presse pour le film A propos de Joan". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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