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      Josep

      2020 1h 14m Drama History Animation Biography List
      100% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 85% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings During the Spanish civil war, Republican fighters fleeing Franco's dictatorship are imprisoned in concentration camps once they arrive in France. Forced to live in appalling conditions, these refugees barely have access to hygiene, water, and food. Josep tells the story of how Josep Bartolí, an artist born in Barcelona, and Serge, a sympathetic French camp guard, become friends after Serge slips him some paper to use for his art. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 01 Buy Now

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      Nicolas Rapold New York Times [A] timely tribute from one cartoonist to another. Mar 15, 2022 Full Review Alissa Simon Variety The strong subject matter as well as the eponymous subject's storied life makes one wish for a longer running time than 72 minutes. Oct 23, 2021 Full Review Cath Clarke Guardian It's a delicate, thoughtful film, moving and real. Rated: 4/5 Jan 25, 2021 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Drawn in a simple but evocative graphic-novel style, this is not an aesthetically dazzling animated feature, but its unshowy nature underlines the considerable emotional power of the story. Mar 15, 2022 Full Review Laura Clifford Reeling Reviews cartoonist Aurel directs the film in a number of distinct styles, his own modern, colorful approach used for the storyteller, Bartolis own work animated in flashback Rated: B+ Mar 9, 2022 Full Review Rubén Rosario MiamiArtZine If you only have time to watch one film during this year's festival, this touching, exquisitely rendered tribute from one artist to another makes a persuasive case for that coveted spot. May 3, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Highly recommend - have watched it twice. Based on a true story, Aurel's magnificent animated feature film introduces us to Josep Bartoli (1910-1995), the Spanish illustrator who fled Franco's dictatorship and wound up in a brutal internment camp in France. Befriended by a guard, we follow Bartoli's escape to Paris and then Mexico where he became friends with artists Frieda Kahlo and Diego Rivera. "Josep" offers broad appeal - a compelling personal story of survival; world history; French and Spanish culture; illustration; the relationship between art and war; human compassion; the healing power of art. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Between 2 and 3 stars (although I have not seen able to watch it until the end). More relevant for the real story it tells than for its cinematographical values. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis During the Spanish civil war, Republican fighters fleeing Franco's dictatorship are imprisoned in concentration camps once they arrive in France. Forced to live in appalling conditions, these refugees barely have access to hygiene, water, and food. Josep tells the story of how Josep Bartolí, an artist born in Barcelona, and Serge, a sympathetic French camp guard, become friends after Serge slips him some paper to use for his art.
      Director
      Aurel, Aurélien Froment
      Screenwriter
      Jean-Louis Milesi
      Production Co
      Les Fées Spéciales, Belga Productions, Lunanime, In Efecto , Upside Films, Les Films du Poisson Rouge, Les Films d'ici, Les Films d'ici Méditerranée, Promenons-Nous Dans Les Bois, France 3 Cinéma, Tchack
      Genre
      Drama, History, Animation, Biography
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 15, 2022
      Runtime
      1h 14m
      Aspect Ratio
      Digital 2.39:1
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