Joe's So Mean to Josephine (1996)
- Directed by
- Peter Wellington
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A couple enters a romance despite being very different and poorly matched. Joe and Josephine struggle to make their relationship work.
tenderbittersweetslow-burnintimatepoignantrestrainedearthyunderstated
What happens
Joe's So Mean to Josephine is a 1996 Canadian romantic drama film written and directed by Peter Wellington in his directorial debut. The film stars Eric Thal and Sarah Polley as Joe and Josephine, a couple that enters a romantic relationship despite the significant differences and incompatibilities. The film's cast also includes Don McKellar, Waneta Storms, Jason Cadieux, Tracy Wright, Semi Chellas, Dixie Seatle and Rachel Luttrell. At the 17th Genie Awards, Ron Sures was nominated for Best Original Score, and the film won that year's Claude Jutra Award for the best Canadian feature film by a first-time director. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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