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Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 / Jonas qui aura 25 ans en l'an 2000
Series: 1968: An International Perspective [April 29-May 14]
Director: Alain Tanner, Release: 1976, Runtime: 116

"EXCELLENT! A stimulating study of eight characters, all marked by the spirit of May 1968. Bright, deft and lightly-handled, it's one of the key European time capsule films of its period." - Elliott Stein, The Village Voice

"An extraordinary, droll paean." -Time Out New York

One of the best-loved international arthouse hits, Jonah follows the lives and life choices made by a group of May '68 activists who now find themselves in Geneva in the mid-70s. Max, a proofreader, uses his talents to stop an unscrupulous real estate developer. High school teacher Marco has a distinctive way of teaching history. A supermarket cashier, Marie, pursues her own plan to help the elderly. And Mathieu must come up with a means of supporting his growing family. Through these stories, Jonah offers a thoughtful, often funny and always perceptive portrait of youthful idealism brushing up against the reality of a generally unsympathetic world. Yet the film never feels bitter or condescending towards its subjects. It celebrates their refusal to let go of their ideals and their principles, no matter what compromises might have to be made.

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