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A fortysomething doctoral student moonlighting as a telemarketer, nebishly Philippe is so imersed in his thesis topic -- the philosophy of scientific culture and how space exploration is motivated by narcissism -- that he absentmindedly builds multi-stage rockets from desktop items and arranges fruit and stones into planetary alignments on his kitchen table. The death of his mother prompts an uneasy... See Full Description
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Art/Foreign and Drama |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 45 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 2, 2005 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$11,367 |
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| Critics Reviews |
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N/A
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Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"Like many stage-to-screen projects Moon loses something in the journey from the planet Theater to the planet High-Def Video." Full Review...
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New York Post, V.A. Musetto
"Shooting on digital video, Lepage and lenser Ronald Plante bring the potentially dreary tale to life with first-rate acting and eye-pleasing ingenuity..." Full Review...
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New York Times, Manohla Dargis
"...alternately rewarding and frustrating drama..." Full Review...
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San Francisco Chronicle, Walter Addiego
"This screen version is well made, but it's a talkfest that wears its stage origins on its sleeve." Full Review...
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