Joanna (1968 film)
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Joanna is a 1968 British drama film, directed by Michael Sarne and set in swinging London. It was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
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Plot
Joanna, an art student in London, has a romantic fling with her teacher, aspiring painter Hendrik Casson. She eventually leaves him for impoverished Dominic, while her gold-digging friend Beryl takes up with the quite wealthy Lord Sanderson.
They travel to Sanderson's second home in Morocco, where he reveals that he has a terminal illness and sponsors an exhibit of Hendrik's paintings. Meanwhile, Dominic dumps Joanna because she refuses to stop seeing other men.
Joanna's next lover, Beryl's brother Gordon, impregnates her. Beaten by criminals to whom he's in debt, Gordon takes revenge by killing one. He is convicted of murder and sent to prison, leaving Joanna alone.
Cast
- Geneviève Waïte as Joanna
- Christian Doermer as Hendrik Casson
- Calvin Lockhart as Gordon
- Donald Sutherland as Lord Peter Sanderson
- Glenna Forster-Jones as Beryl
- David Scheur as Dominic Endersley
- Marda Vanne as Granny
- Geoffrey Morris as The Father
- Michelle Cook as Margot
- Manning Wilson as Inspector
- Clifton Jones as Black Detective
- Dan Caulfield as White Detective
- Michael Chow as Lefty
- Anthony Ainley as Bruce
- Jane Bradbury as Angela
- Fiona Lewis as Miranda De Hyde
Home video and streaming
- 20th Century-Fox released the film on DVD in pan & scan in 2015. Some streaming services present it in its original wide-screen.
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