Bar Joseph
{{Infobox film
| name = Bar Joseph
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|it|Bar Giuseppe}}
| image = Bar Joseph poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Giulio Base
| writer = Giulio Base
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| starring = Ivano Marescotti
Virginia Diop
Michele Morrone
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| released = {{Film date|2019}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
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Bar Joseph ({{langx|it|Bar Giuseppe}}) is a 2019 Italian drama film written and directed by Giulio Base. It stars Ivano Marescotti & Virginia Diop.{{Cite web |title=L'enigma laico di |url=https://www.cinefiliaritrovata.it/lenigma-laico-di-bar-giuseppe/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Cinefilia Ritrovata |language=it-IT}}
Synopsis
Giuseppe, co-owner of a gas station and bar in Puglia, loses his wife abruptly. Facing a lack of support from his adult children for the bar management, he hires Bikira, an eighteen-year-old girl who recently arrived in Italy with adoptive parents. Despite the substantial age gap, Giuseppe and Bikira marry, causing a scandal in their provincial town. Subsequently, Bikira informs Giuseppe of her pregnancy, asserting that she has not had any physical contact with a man.
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:{{Cite web |title=Bar Giuseppe (2019) - Cast & Crew on MUBI |url=https://mubi.com/films/bar-giuseppe/cast |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=mubi.com}}{{Cite web |title=Bar Giuseppe (Film): Reviews, Ratings, Cast and Crew - Rate Your Music |url=https://rateyourmusic.com/film/bar_giuseppe/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=rateyourmusic.com}}
- Ivano Marescotti as Giuseppe
- Michele Morrone as Luigi
Production
The film was largely shot in Puglia, Bitonto, with scenes also in the territories between Terlizzi, Palo del Colle and Canosa di Puglia in the village of Loconia, up to Lavello in Basilicata.{{Cite web |last=Costarella |first=Livio |title=Amore e accoglienza al "Bar Giuseppe": il film di Giulio Base girato tra Puglia e Basilicata |url=https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/newsweek/1228193/amore-e-accoglienza-al-bar-giuseppe-il-film-di-giulio-base-girato-tra-puglia-e-basilicata.html |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it |language=it}} Filming took place between November and December 2018.{{Cite web |title=IL FILM "BAR GIUSEPPE" SU RAIPLAY – Brindisi Libera |date=27 May 2020 |url=https://www.brindisilibera.it/2020/05/27/il-film-bar-giuseppe-su-raiplay/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |language=it-IT}}
Release
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a theatrical release could not be properly scheduled.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-20 |title=Coronavirus, otto film italiani per otto settimane su Rai Play. Si inizia con Magari, racconto intimo e disfunzionale di Ginevra Elkann |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/05/20/coronavirus-otto-film-italiani-per-otto-settimane-su-rai-play-si-inizia-con-magari-racconto-intimo-e-disfunzionale-di-ginevra-elkann/5808120/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=Il Fatto Quotidiano |language=it-IT}} The film was presented in 2019 at the Rome Film Fest, was distributed and made available by Rai Cinema exclusively on RaiPlay starting May 28, 2020.{{Cite web |title=La Rai con il cinema italiano |url=http://www.rai.it/ufficiostampa/articoli/2020/05/La-Rai-con-il-cinema-italiano-37a057d2-e8ab-44ba-8814-8f61d4b138f0.html |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=RAI Ufficio Stampa}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|8171406}}
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Category:Films directed by Giulio Base
Category:2010s Italian-language films
Category:Films about immigration to Italy
Category:Films impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
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