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Joseph

Joseph

TV Series · 1995 · 15 people

Joseph is a two-part television production directed by Roger Young in 1995, a joint German, Italian and American effort. Commissioned by the European media group Kirch-Gruppe for a cycle of biblical adaptations, it is the fifth entry in the series and its second two-parter after Abraham. Also titled The Bible: Joseph, it follows the 1994 Jacob, with Martin Landau taking over as Jacob from Matthew Modine.

Following the Old Testament's Book of Genesis, the film traces the life of Jacob's son Joseph from his birth to the arrival of his whole clan in Egypt. His brothers, jealous of their father's favourite, sell him into slavery. Taken to Egypt, Joseph enters Potiphar's service, lands in prison on a false accusation and rises to the pharaoh's side thanks to his gift for interpreting dreams. Paul Mercurio plays Joseph and Ben Kingsley Potiphar; the cast also includes Martin Landau, Lesley Ann Warren, Alice Krige, Dominique Sanda and Monica Bellucci.

Lionel Chetwynd wrote the script and filming took place in Morocco. It aired on TNT on 16 April 1995 and runs about 178 minutes. At the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards it won Outstanding Miniseries from five nominations, the first cable-network production to win the category. Moses, with Ben Kingsley, followed the same year.

DirectorRoger Young
NetworkTNT

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Monica Bellucci Monica Bellucci Actor · 62 years old Renato Scarpa Renato Scarpa Actor · died at 82 Ben Kingsley Paul Mercurio Martin Landau Lesley Ann Warren Alice Krige Dominique Sanda Warren Clarke Stefano Dionisi Valeria Cavalli Michael Angelis Michael Attwell Rodolfo Corsato Jamie Glover

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Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

For a two-part production running roughly three hours, Joseph is surprisingly tidy. The story, from the brothers' jealousy to the rise in Egypt, builds the character's transformation without rushing, and the road from a young man sold into slavery to a figure at the pharaoh's side splits sensibly into two halves. The weak spot is the risk, over such a long journey, of the waypoints playing like a list of events. Still, being the first cable production to win the Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries is no fluke, and for anyone who watched Jacob from the same cycle, Martin Landau's Jacob makes a natural continuation.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

It's a story people know from the Bible, so grandparents and children alike recognise it. Jealousy, forgiveness and family ties make it a good one to talk about together. The running time is long, though, around three hours, so splitting it over two evenings works better. The brothers selling Joseph and his unjust imprisonment may feel heavy for very young children. School-age kids and grandparents can watch it comfortably.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

This is old-fashioned, dignified storytelling: plain scenes instead of grand speeches, the story itself instead of spectacle. The tale of Joseph already has a strong moral spine running from jealousy to forgiveness, and the production follows it without bending it. Filming in Morocco lends it a sense of period. My reservation is that, beside the great religious classics of the screen, the emotion is at times too restrained; a bolder score and warmer direction might have made some scenes unforgettable.

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