About Joan

Joan Verra (Working title)

Feature Film | 2020-2021 | Drama, Portrait, Tragicomedy, Women | France, Germany, Ireland

Main data

Director	Laurent Larivière
Written by	Laurent Larivière, François Decodts
Production	2.4.7. Films [fr], Blinder Films [ie], Gifted Films West GmbH [de]
Distributor	Camino Filmverleih GmbH [de], Haut et Court [fr], Playtime [fr]

Shooting data

Start of shooting	07/09/2020
End of shooting	23/10/2020
Locations	France (Lyon), Germany (Cologne) & Ireland
Filming regions	France - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia, Ireland

Project data

Budget	4,6 M€
Film financing	Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - production funding: 280.000 EUR (02/2020) Film- und Medienstiftung NRW [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 55.000 EUR (01/2022) German Federal Film Board (FFA) [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 50.000 EUR (01/2022) German-French coproduction (Mini-traité) [de/fr] - project film funding: 443.825 EUR (12/2019) MfG - Agency for Media, IT and Film Baden-Wuerttemberg [de] - distribution funding (theatrical): 30.000 EUR (03/2022)
Length of movie	1h 40min

Cast

Trailers/Videos

Trailer/Video on Youtube
Trailer/Video on Youtube
Trailer/Video on Youtube

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

At the corner of a street in Paris, Joan Verra runs into her first love, a once young Irishman. Overwhelmed, she leaves for her country house and revisits the last 40 years, building a fantasized picture of her life. Her son Nathan, just back from Montreal, accompanies her in these moments. A long-awaited but liberating journey about coming to terms with the stories we tell ourselves.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Isabelle Huppert	Joan [L]
Lars Eidinger	Tim Ardenne [L]
Swann Arlaud	Nathan [L]
Freya Mavor	Joan Verra (in the 1970s-80s) [L]
Stanley Townsend	Doug [GS]
Florence Loiret-Caille	Madeleine Verra [GS]
Dimitri Doré	Nathan Verra (in the 1990s) [SR]
Éanna Hardwicke	Doug (in the 1970s) [SR]
Breffni Holahan	Virginia [SR]	Jenny Laura Bischoff
Jean-Louis Broust	Nathan Verra (in the 1980s) [SR]
Denise Hansen	Admirer of Tim [BP]
Jörg Schnass	Journalist Cologne [BP]
Max Krämer	Visitor

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Production accountant	Boris Dillen
1st AD	Robin Plessy
Director of photography	Céline Bozon
2nd assistant camera	Alice Rebetez
2nd assistant camera	Maximilian Prinz Deutschland	Deutschland
Data wrangler / digital loader	Paul Herzhoff Deutschland	Deutschland
Video assist/playback operator	Paul Herzhoff
Video assist/playback operator	Lucie Bojarski
Still photographer	Tom Trambow
Casting director	Amy Rowan
Casting director	Maguy Aimé
Extras/bit player casting	Jana Schütt
Costume designer	Nathalie Raoul
Assistant costume designer	Nina Albrecht-Paffendorf Germany; hist. 90ies	Germany; hist. 90ies
Additional costumers	Nancy Géron
Director	Laurent Larivière
Crowd 2nd AD (local system)	Jana Schütt Deutschlandteil	Deutschlandteil
3rd AD crowd (local system)	Risto Saar Germany	Germany
Script supervisor	Élodie Van Beuren
Extras coordinator	Jenny Villier 1 DT	1 DT
Editor	Marie-Pierre Frappier
Key grip	Rudi Kurth
Grip	Philipp Fröhlich Germany	Germany
Makeup artist / hair stylist	Antje Bockeloh Mitarbeit Deutschland	Mitarbeit Deutschland
Additional makeup artist	Marion Giggenbacher German	German
Composer	Jérôme Rebotier
Producer	Katie Holly
Producer	Xavier Rigault
Producer	Reza Bahar
Producer	Marc-Antoine Robert
Production designer	Aurette Leroy
Production designer	Jutta Freyer Germany	Germany
Art department assistant	Garance Greffe partie Auvergne Rhône Alpes	partie Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Prop master	Ricci Becker Deutschland	Deutschland
Assistant to propmaster /- buyer	Katrin Lesjak Deutschland	Deutschland
Standby props	Jan Feil Deutschl	Deutschl
Set dresser	Simon Empt
Location scout	Philippe Lopez
Location scout	Marcus Minrath
Property driver	Oliver Kreckler Germany	Germany
Production manager	Stefaan Schieder D Teil	D Teil
Production manager	Christine Moarbes
Production coordinator	Isabell Weihing Drehtage Deutschland	Drehtage Deutschland
Unit manager (local system)	Philippe Lopez
Location manager (local system)	Ina Hon Germany	Germany
Set manager/ floor manager	Ian-Christopher Wilde
Assistant location manager	Julia Goldsby
Assistant set/floor manager	Jan Koch [1] Basemanager Germany	Basemanager Germany
Production driver	Christoph Cordes
Production driver	Philipp Rempesz
Production driver	Carsten Henz
Personal driver	Jörg Vincent Malotki Isabelle Huppert	Isabelle Huppert
Set runner	Jacqueline Kern Deitschland	Deitschland
Set runner	Saskia Meyer
Screenwriter	Laurent Larivière
Screenwriter	François Decodts
Script translator	Corinne Le Hong Screenplay Translation FRA - DEU	Screenplay Translation FRA - DEU
Production sound mixer	Antoine-Basile Mercier
Sound editor	Benoît Gargonne
Sound editor	Paul Jousselin
Consultant	Judith Jaeger med. Fachrequisite, NRW	med. Fachrequisite, NRW

Production companies

Company	Comment
2.4.7. Films [fr]
Blinder Films [ie]
Gifted Films West GmbH [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
Camino Filmverleih GmbH [de] Germany (theatrical) 2022	Germany (theatrical) 2022
Haut et Court [fr] France (theatrical)	France (theatrical)
Playtime [fr] International Sales	International Sales

Facilities

Department	Company	Comment
Finance/Law/Insurance	adag Payroll Services GmbH Komparsenabrechnung	Komparsenabrechnung
Production Services	BPS Dienstleistungen und Services GmbH
Production Services	JOLA-Rent Basisfahrzeuge komplett	Basisfahrzeuge komplett
Script	Dubdolls Screenplay Translation FRA - DEU	Screenplay Translation FRA - DEU
Costumes	PATIN-A SHOP GmbH Costume supplies	Costume supplies
Props	FTA Film- und Theater-Ausstattung GmbH Cologne	Cologne
Props	GRAFIKWERK WEBSHOP Artikel	WEBSHOP Artikel

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2022	France	Festival du Film Francophone d'Angoulême Les flamboyants	Les flamboyants
2022	Germany	Berlin International Film Festival Berlinale Special Gala	Berlinale Special Gala

TV-broadcast

Type	Country	Station	Date / Time	Comment
Repeat	France	OCS [fr]	Saturday, 30/09/2023, 7.15 PM	OCS Max
Repeat	France	OCS [fr]	Friday, 29/09/2023, 3.45 PM	OCS Max
Repeat	France	OCS [fr]	Sunday, 17/09/2023, 5.30 PM	OCS Max

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date
Theatre release	Belgium	Friday, 25/11/2022
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 14/09/2022
Theatre release	Germany	Wednesday, 31/08/2022

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About Joan

Main data

Shooting data

Project data

Cast

Trailers/Videos

Stills

Posters

Brief synopsis

Cast

Crew

Production companies

Distribution / Sales companies

Facilities

Awards

Festivals

TV-broadcast

Cinema releases and premieres

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