About Joan

About Joan (French: À propos de Joan) is a 2022 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Laurent Larivière.

About Joan
FrenchÀ propos de Joan
Directed byLaurent Larivière
Screenplay by
  • François Decodts
  • Laurent Larivière
Produced by
  • Xavier Rigault
  • Marc-Antoine Robert
  • M. Reza Bahar
  • Katie Holly
Starring
CinematographyCéline Bozon
Edited byMarie-Pierre Frappier
Music byJérôme Rebotier
Production
companies
  • 2.4.7. Films
  • Gifted Films
  • Blinder Films
Distributed byHaut et Court
Release dates
  • 15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) (Berlin)
  • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25) (Dublin)
  • 31 August 2022 (2022-08-31) (France)
Running time
101 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
LanguageFrench

The film is an official selection at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival, in the section Berlinale Special Gala. It had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2022. On this occasion, the actress Isabelle Huppert will receive an Honorary Golden Bear for her entire career.[1][2]

Plot

Joan Verra is an independent, loving woman with a free and adventurous spirit. When her first love returns without warning after years of absence, she decides not to tell him that they had a son together. This lie by omission is an opportunity for her to revisit her life: her youth in Ireland, her professional success, her loves and her relationship with her son. A seemingly fulfilled life, but one which hides a secret that she will have to face.

Cast
  • Isabelle Huppert as Joan Verra
  • Lars Eidinger as Tim Ardenne
  • Swann Arlaud as Nathan Verra
    • Louis Broust as Nathan Verra, in the 1980s
    • Dimitri Doré as Nathan Verra, in the 1990s
  • Eanna Hardwicke as Doug, in the 1970s
  • Florence Loiret-Caille as Madeleine Verra
  • Stanley Townsend as Doug
  • Fabrice Scott as James

Production

In September 2020, it was announced that Isabelle Huppert, Lars Eidinger and Swann Arlaud were cast in a new film by Laurent Larivière.[3]

Filming took place for a week in Cologne, Germany, four weeks in Lyon, France and six days in Dublin, Ireland.[4]

References
  1. "Homage and Honorary Golden Bear for Isabelle Huppert at the 2022 Berlinale". berlinale.de (in German). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. Courbin, Paul (17 December 2021). "Un Ours d'honneur pour Isabelle Huppert à la Berlinale 2022". lesinrocks.com (in French). Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "Isabelle Huppert, Lars Eidinger et Swann Arlaud au casting du 2e film de Laurent Larivière". Le Film français. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  4. Lemercier, Fabien (13 October 2020). "Joan de Laurent Larivière : dernière ligne droite pour le tournage". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
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