About Joan

2022

1 hr. 41 min.

Drama

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33%

9 Reviews

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Joan Verra has always been a loving, independent woman, with a free and adventurous spirit. When her first love returns unexpectedly after years of absence, she decides not to reveal that they had a son together. This lie of omission is an opportunity for her to revisit her life: her youth in Ireland, her career, her loves and her relationship with her son. A life fulfilled in appearance, but which hides a secret that she will have to face....

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Laurent Larivière

Director

Isabelle Huppert

Joan Verra

Lars Eidinger

Tim Ardenne

Swann Arlaud

Nathan Verra

Freya Mavor

Joan Verra, 70

Florence Loiret-Caille

Madeleine

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

An uneven, sometimes mystifying folly of a picaresque narrative that can never quite settle on whether to be all-out comic, heartstring-grabbingly dramatic or just plain goofy.

Feb 16, 2022

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Guy Lodge

Variety

A muddled, maudlin character study that gives its leading lady plenty of screen time but little to actually do...

Feb 16, 2022

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

Thank goodness for Huppert, whose enigmatic sang-froid can be relied upon to steady the ship.

Sep 19, 2023

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Hilary A White

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

Effortlessly magnetic throughout, Huppert is a solid base upon which to assemble the whole film’s superstructure, with Eidinger, Townsend, and Screen International Rising Star Éanna Hardwicke the other highlights.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 8, 2023

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Javier Ocaña

Cinemanía (Spain)

Laurent Larivière 's second directorial effort only leaves a slightly less bitter aftertaste in the final act. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Jan 25, 2023

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Domingo Rojo

EscribiendoCine

Despite having a few good moments, the results are uneven. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Jan 25, 2023

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Synopsis

Joan Verra has always been a loving, independent woman, with a free and adventurous spirit. When her first love returns unexpectedly after years of absence, she decides not to reveal that they had a son together. This lie of omission is an opportunity for her to revisit her life: her youth in Ireland, her career, her loves and her relationship with her son. A life fulfilled in appearance, but which hides a secret that she will have to face....

Director: Laurent Larivière
Executive Producer: Celine Haddad, Laurence Méoc, Evan Horan
Screenwriter: Laurent Larivière, François Decodts, François Decodts, Laurent Larivière
Production Co: Gifted Films, 2.4.7. Films, Blinder Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)