Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
Synopsis
A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties. Max, a dissatisfied copy editor; Myriam, a redhead into tantric sex; and Marie, a supermarket checker who gives unauthorized discounts to the elderly, search for renewed meaning on a communal farm. The title character, a six-year-old child, is the carrier of their hopes for the future.
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976) is a 1h 56min drama feature film by Alain Tanner. A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixt...
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Festival History
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2025 generic
- Telluride Film Festival 2023 generic - Guest Directors' Selection (selected by Alfonso Cuarón)
- Locarno International Film Festival 1976 generic
- New York Film Festival 1976 generic
Titles
| Original title | Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000 | |
| Alternate title | Jonas - Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 | |
| Alternate title | Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | France | December 1, 1976 |
Full credits
| Director | Alain Tanner |
| Cast | Myriam Boyer (Mathilde), Jean-Luc Bideau (Max), Miou-Miou (Marie), Rufus (Mathieu), Jacques Denis (Marco), Roger Jendly (Marcel), Myriam Mézières (Madeleine), Dominique Labourier (Marguerite), Raymond Bussières (Old Charles) |
| Screenplay | Alain Tanner, John Berger |
| Producer | Yves Gasser, Yves Peyrot |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Editing | Brigitte Sousselier |
| Music | Jean-Marie Sénia |
| Production design | Yanko Hodjis |
| Sound | Christian Londe |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
