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Little Joe is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Jessica Hausner. Starring Emily Beecham as Alice Woodard, a plant breeder and single mother who creates "Little Joe", a plant that gives its caretakers joy.
The style of the filming reflects the personality of its protagonist, Alice, as each shot seem to have been chosen meticulously, creating a pastel-colored atmosphere that is both cold and ...
Feb 19, 2020 · Simmering dread is more her style; no wonder she co-opted the mysteriously clanging, hissing compositions of the late Teiji Ito for the soundtrack. Several times she lets a scene play out almost to its conclusion before revealing in it some sinister unseen element.
Emily Beecham stars as Alice Woodard, a biochemist working at a lab that specialises in breeding new forms of flowers. Her latest ‘baby’ is Little Joe (named after her son), which is genetically modified to spread happiness within its owners via a scent that disperses if the bloom is spoken to.
- Jessica Hausner
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- Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kerry Fox
Feb 24, 2020 · What mostly keeps Little Joe engaging is its striking visual style and production design. A tangible feeling of unease – that something is “off” – is maintained throughout, notably by the inauthentic colour palette, dominated by vibrant green and pink interiors, costumes and neon lights, and the nauseatingly clinical laboratory which ...
But Little Joe also features a new type of shot for Hausner: spiky, angular, layering up glass and pillars and doorframes in a series of formations that seem to point towards the abyss.
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May 17, 2019 · It’s a genre which has its roots in literature and pulp cinema: Frankenstein, The Day of The Triffids, The Fly and even Little Shop Of Horrors contribute DNA to Hausner’s creation. But tonally,...
