I have been reviewing films all my life, semi-professionally in the past and for the past 10 or 12 years on imdb and more recently in letterboxd and facebook. The idea of this blog is to get as many of those reviews gathered together in one place. I have had a great deal of support and encouragement from a lot of people throughout the world and I hope that continues. Now for the ratings. **** = not to be missed. *** = highly recommended. ** = recommended. * = of interest and no stars = avoid..
Sunday, 31 March 2019
THE SON OF JOSEPH *
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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