Joe's So Mean to Josephine

Joe's So Mean to Josephine
Directed by Peter Wellington
Produced by Susan Cavan
Written by Peter Wellington
Starring Eric Thal
Sarah Polley
Music by Ron Sures
Cinematography Adam Swica
Edited by Roushell Goldstein
Jeff Warren
Production
companies
Accent Two
Distributed by Alliance Communications
Release dates
  • November 15, 1996 (1996-11-15)
Running time
89 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Joe's So Mean to Josephine is the first full-length feature film by Canadian film director Peter Wellington, released in 1996.[1] The film stars Eric Thal and Sarah Polley as Joe and Josephine, a couple who enter a romantic relationship despite their 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]

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.

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