The Son of Joseph
A nativity story reboot that gently skewers French cultural pretensions, THE SON OF JOSEPH is filmmaker Eugène Green (LA SAPIENZA) at his most buoyant. Newcomer Victor Ezenfis is a discontented Parisian teenager in search of a father with Mathieu Amalric and Fabrizio Rongione as his, respectively, callous and gentle alternative paternal options, and Natacha Régnier as his single mother. THE SON OF JOSEPH is where divine seriousness rubs against bizarre comedy, where theology meets caricature, an intriguing and masterful new work, anachronistic and innovative in equal measure.
115Rated NR
in French with English subtitles