Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000

Original title: Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000

1976
1h 56m

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Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 (1976)

A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties.A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties.A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties.

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7.5/10

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Awards
- 2 wins total

Trivia
It was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards.

Quotes
Voice Over: All our wisdom is but servile prejudice. Our customs but constraint, servitude and confinement. Socially, man is born, lives and dies in slavery. At birth, he is bound in linen, at death, nailed into a coffin. To be human is to be enchained your institutions.

Connections
Referenced in Cinéma mort ou vif? (1978)

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10/10

One of the most important films of its time

While Jonah is generally referred to as a comedy, it is not. It does have some, perhaps many, funny moments. Comedy is certainly a part of it. But the film is a serious and almost perfect meditation on the post-revolutionary era and what's in store for the future. It is also a document on the passage of time, the ways in which the world changes around us, the ways in which we as individuals evolve, or devolve. The different characters negotiate their existences in different ways, with different philosophies. The mood of the film is very sad, but in the gentlest way possible. There's a hope for the future, but it's not a big one. It's quite pessimistic. The musical score, by Jean-Marie Senia, is exquisite, one of the best ever written for the cinema. The camera moves beautifully. 10/10.