Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions
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| Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions | |
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| Directed by | Britta Sjogren |
| Written by | Britta Sjogren |
| Music by | Jonathan Sampson |
| Cinematography | Greg Watkins |
| Edited by | Britta Sjogren |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions is a 1992 film written and directed by Britta Sjogren.
Plot[edit]
A contemporary Joan of Arc tale, Jo-Jo is a young woman haunted by a voice. When Jo-Jo falls in love with a young astronomer, Jon, it is the mysterious voice which persuades her to accept a fate where she must sacrifice her happiness for a greater good. Jo-Jo beings to believe that by resisting her desires, she may be able in some way fulfill the elusive destiny in store for her. She is slowly drawn towards Luke, a shadowy phone-sex entrepreneur. He relentlessly pursues and entices her with promises of good pay and flexible hours. Caught between these two men, her destiny and her desires, Jo-Jo withdraws from the demands and joys of the real world. [1]
Cast[edit]
Lorie Marino - Jo-Jo, a young woman living in Los Angeles who hears voices that are guiding her towards her destiny, despite her own desires.
Chris Shearer - Jon, an astronomer intertwined in Jo-Jo's destiny.
David Schultz - Luke, a shady phone-sex entrepreneur whom Jo-Jo is drawn towards.
Teckla Tibbs - Voice, the guiding vocalization that explores this portrait of feminine subjectivity.
Production[edit]
Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions was a film born out of Sjogren’s theoretical interests. The film was highly influenced by feminist film theory. As a modern Joan of Arc tale, Sjogren's work examines the force of contemporary female martyrdom. Jo-Jo explores the potential of the voice and voice-over to disrupt and reframe the image. [2] Richard B. Woodward for Elle states, "The narrative devices (title sequences, direct address from the actors) are shoplifted from Godard's store of tricks, and the stark black-and-white cinematography (by Greg Watkins) recalls Rudolph Maté's camera work for Carl Dreyer." [3]
Critical reception[edit]
Jo-Jo premiered at Sundance Film Festival Competition in 1992. [4] Sjogren's film was also screened at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.[5]
Henry Sheehan from The Hollywood Reporter states, “Some of the action suggests that both of Jo-Jo's relationships are equally damaging to her sense of self, and that the escape into putative madness - although never called that - is a logical, if dangerous, alternative. Individual scenes, built around cast improvisations, approach this ideas with frequently irresistible emotional force.” [6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Jo-Jo at the Gate of the Lions". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
- ↑ "Stan State Art Space hosts exhibition The Gaze Returned: Britta Sjogren Artist Talk". Stanislaus State School of the Arts. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ↑ "To Live and Shoot in L.A. : Five Directors With Quirky Visions Are Making Movies That Make Waves". Elle. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
- ↑ "Sundance, no kidding: Major film festival honors Triangle's Britta Sjogren". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ↑ "Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions". BAMPFA. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ↑ "Film Review: 'Jo-Jo at the Gate of Lions'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
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