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Joshua Then and Now

Author

Lantos, Robert, (fmp)
Roth, Stephen J., (fmp)
Richler, Mordecai, (adp) (aus) (aut)
Kotcheff, Ted, (fmd)
Woods, James, (act)
Lazure, Gabrielle, (act)
Sarrazin, Michael, (act)
Arkin, Alan, (act)
Potat, Francois, (cng)
Wiseman, Ron, (flm)
Sarde, Philippe, (msd)

Author Role

flm

Publisher

Key Video

Date Issued

1986
1986

Place of Publication

Livonia, Michigan

Extent

1 videocassette (102 min.) ; 1/2 in.

Scholar Note

Spans forty years in the life of a popular Canadian novelist. Joshua Shapiro (Woods) is a man facing a scandal. A tawdry newpaper has falsely involved him in a homosexual affair and his wife now lives in a mental hospital. Joshua takes a look at his life, trying to figure it all out. His father (Arkin), a small-time gangster, taught Joshua his unique version of the Torah and morality, in between prison sentences. His mother dreamed of being a movie star and wound up a stripper. Joshua's gentile wife, the daughter of a wealthy Senator, introduced him to a world vastly different from the one he grew up in on the streets. It's compelling drama lightly seasoned with comedy. Rated R.

Physical Description

1 videocassette (102 min.) ; 1/2 in.

Topic

working-class
Spanish Civil War
Jewish

Genre

comedy

Primary Literary Genre

comedy

Literary Sub Genre

drama

Identifier

islandora:b08790c3-3bbe-482f-8522-d4a30aef3eff

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2016-05-27T01:06:01.974Z

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Title
Joshua Then and Now
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--working-class--Spanish Civil War--Jewish, ------working-class--Spanish Civil War--Jewish--Spain--England--Canada--Montreal--Saint Urbain Street--Ibiza--Hollywood--United States
Description
Spans forty years in the life of a popular Canadian novelist. Joshua Shapiro (Woods) is a man facing a scandal. A tawdry newpaper has falsely involved him in a homosexual affair and his wife now lives in a mental hospital. Joshua takes a look at his life, trying to figure it all out. His father (Arkin), a small-time gangster, taught Joshua his unique version of the Torah and morality, in between prison sentences. His mother dreamed of being a movie star and wound up a stripper. Joshua's gentile wife, the daughter of a wealthy Senator, introduced him to a world vastly different from the one he grew up in on the streets. It's compelling drama lightly seasoned with comedy. Rated R.
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Lantos, Robert, (fmp), Roth, Stephen J., (fmp), Richler, Mordecai, (adp) (aus) (aut), Kotcheff, Ted, (fmd), Woods, James, (act), Lazure, Gabrielle, (act), Sarrazin, Michael, (act), Arkin, Alan, (act), Potat, Francois, (cng), Wiseman, Ron, (flm), Sarde, Philippe, (msd)
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Type
MovingImage, motion picture, comedy, drama
Format
1 videocassette (102 min.) ; 1/2 in.
Identifier
islandora:b08790c3-3bbe-482f-8522-d4a30aef3eff, doi: , uri: 
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eng
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Spain, England, Canada, Montreal, Saint Urbain Street, Ibiza, Hollywood, United States, --Canada, Spain, England------Montreal
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