LIttle Joe
Hausner works in a shivery and deliberate modernist spook-show style, one that calls up echoes of early Cronenberg and the Kubrick of 'The Shining.'
LIttle Joe
LITTLE JOE follows Alice (Emily Beecham), a single mother and dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. They christen it ‘Little Joe.’ But as their plant grows, so too does Alice’s suspicion that her new creation may not be as harmless as its nickname suggests.
Genre
Drama,
Sci-Fi,
Women and Film
Runtime
105
Language
English
Director
Jessica Hausner
Writer(s)
Géraldine Bajard,
Jessica Hausner
Cast
Emily Beecham,
Ben Whishaw
Awards:
Winner, Best Actress, Cannes Film Festival
Nominee, Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
Emily Beecham plays Alice, a scientist at a large biotech firm who has devised a new breed of plant and given it perhaps one genetic upgrade too many. Named Little Joe (after her young son), the specimen is intoxicating in every sense, from its bright red Venus flytrap-like blossoms to the clouds of ...
Played at
Royal 12.06.19 - 12.12.19
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