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

6.8/10 116 min Drama

Overview

A look at the lives of several men and women in their 30s as they confront the slim gains of the "revolutionary" sixties. Max, a dissatisfied copy editor; Myriam, a redhead into tantric sex; and Marie, a supermarket checker who gives unauthorized discounts to the elderly, search for renewed meaning on a communal farm. The title character, a six-year-old child, is the carrier of their hopes for the future.

Cast

Myriam Boyer

Mathilde

Jean-Luc Bideau

Max

Miou-Miou

Marie

Rufus

Mathieu

Jacques Denis

Marco

Roger Jendly

Marcel

Myriam Mézières

Madeleine

Dominique Labourier

Marguerite

Raymond Bussières

Old Charles

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