East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Mister Johnson, Janus Films ; director, Bruce Beresford

Label
Mister Johnson, Janus Films ; director, Bruce Beresford
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: PG-13
Main title
Mister Johnson
Oclc number
919989123
Responsibility statement
Janus Films ; director, Bruce Beresford
Runtime
101
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 774
Summary
A Nigerian villager is eager to work as a civil servant for the British authorities, including a sympathetic district officer, in the hopes that it will benefit him in the future. Instead, his ambition leads to his tragic downfall. Mister Johnson, based on a 1939 novel by Joyce Cary, is a graceful, heartfelt drama about the limits of idealism, affectingly acted and handsomely shot
Technique
live action
resource.filmdirector
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