Black Moon (1975)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Louis Malle

Writers:

Louis Malle (written by)
Joyce Buñuel (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

24 September 1975 (France)

Genre:

Fantasy | Sci-Fi | War

Tagline:

An apocalyptic Alice in Wonderland!

Plot:

There is a war in the world between the men and the women. A young girl tries to escape this reality...

Plot Keywords:

Battle | Teenage Girl | Battle Of The Sexes | Enigma | Ant

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Cathryn Harrison	...	Lily
Therese Giehse	...	Old Lady (as Thérèse Giehse)
Alexandra Stewart	...	Sister Lily
Joe Dallesandro	...	Brother Lily

Runtime:

France:100 min | France:95 min

Country:

France | West Germany

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 (bw) | Brazil:16

Company:

Nouvelles Éditions de Films

Quotes:

The old woman: [talking to someone over the radio] The girl? She just lost her bloomers and now she's eating the cheese.
[listens]
The old woman: Of course there was Christmas cheese!

Soundtrack:

Tristan und Isolde

Haunting, surreal and ever-lasting

I must say, seeing this film was like an adult orientated verison of Alice in Wonderland; the material is dark and surreal as the music is eerie to set the mood of the film. The story revolves around a girl 'Lily' who finds herself stuck in a strange and bizarre world between fantasy and reality. Such events occurred in this film contains a talking unicorn, a teenager breast feeding an old woman (and later a unicorn?) and a naked children, frocking around the meadow as if nothing were watching them. Not since 'Eraserhead' have a seen such a bizarre, disturbing and fascinating work of art. A must see indeed for those of you who Cherish rare pieces of work like this.