| Joshua Then and Now | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Joshua_then_and_now-film-halfsheet.jpg) Joshua Then and Now | |
| Directed by | Ted Kotcheff |
| Screenplay by | Mordecai Richler |
| Based on | Joshua Then and Now by Mordecai Richler |
| Produced by | Robert Lantos Stephen J. Roth |
| Starring | James Woods Gabrielle Lazure Michael Sarrazin Linda Sorenson Alan Arkin Alan Scarfe Ken Campbell Alexander Knox Chuck Shamata Kate Trotter Robert Joy Harvey Atkin Paul Hecht Eric Kimmel |
| Cinematography | François Protat |
| Edited by | Ron Wisman |
| Music by | Philippe Sarde |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,940,00 |
| Box office | $542,420 |
Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 Canadian film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff who had previously directed Richler's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.
The film depicts Joshua growing up in his Montreal neighborhood, and then his adventures as a modestly successful writer. He marries the "golden shiksa" of his dreams, but eventually everything around him crumbles and he must act quickly to recover it all. A comedic drama, the film moves quickly without lingering for long on any incident and tells a connected complete narrative. Alan Arkin is frequently noted in reviews for an outstanding performance.
The cast included Michael Sarrazin as Kevin Hornby (Pauline's brother), Robert Joy as Colin Fraser (Pauline's first husband), Linda Sorenson as Esther Shapiro (Joshua's mother), Alan Scarfe as Jack Trimble, Ken Campbell as Sidney Murdoch, Kate Trotter as Jane Trimble, Alexander Knox as Senator Hornby, and Eric Kimmel as young Joshua. Filmed on location in Montreal, London, Brockville, and Ottawa, Ontario. Rated R. It has been transcribed to VHS (1986) and DVD-R (2016).
In 2023, Telefilm Canada announced that the film was one of 23 titles that will be digitally restored under its new Canadian Cinema Reignited program to preserve classic Canadian films.[2]
- ^ Turner 1987, p. 437.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "Oscar Winning Doc Leads List of Restored Canadian Classics". Point of View, May 9, 2023.