![]() ![]() Alan Arkin is frequently noted in reviews for an outstanding performance. A comedic drama, the film moves quickly without lingering for long on any incident and tells a connected complete narrative. He marries the "golden shiksa" of his dreams, but eventually everything around him crumbles and he must act quickly to recover it all. The film depicts Joshua growing up in his Montreal neighborhood, and then his adventures as a modestly successful writer. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff who had previously directed Richler's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. ![]() James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father. Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 Canadian film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. ![]()
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