Joe's So Mean to Josephine

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Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Directed by Peter Wellington
Written byPeter Wellington
Produced bySusan Cavan
Starring Eric Thal
Sarah Polley
CinematographyAdam Swica
Edited byRoushell Goldstein
Jeff Warren
Music by Ron Sures
Production
company
Accent Two
Distributed by Alliance Communications
Release date
  • November 15, 1996 (1996-11-15)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Joe's So Mean to Josephine is a 1996 Canadian romantic drama film written and directed by Peter Wellington in his directorial debut. [1] 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. [2]

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, [3] and the film won that year's Claude Jutra Award for the best Canadian feature film by a first-time director. [4]

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References

  1. "Annex romance sidesteps stereotypes". Toronto Star , November 15, 1996.
  2. "Film Review: Joe's So Mean to Josephine". The Globe and Mail , November 15, 1996.
  3. "Nominees for the 17th-annual Genie Awards". Montreal Gazette , October 17, 1996.
  4. "Wellington wins Jutra Award". Montreal Gazette , November 1, 1996.