Claire of the Moon

1992

1h 43m

Drama

LGBTQ+

List

18%

Tomatometer

11 Reviews

46%

Audience Score

1,000+ Ratings

A novelist (Trisha Todd) and a psychiatrist (Karen Trumbo) bicker their way to bed as roommates at a colony for women writers.

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Erin Sullivan

Autostraddle

This is a difficult start.

Aug 17, 2021

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Despite the obvious sincerity of this project, the stilted acting by most of the secondary cast and the generally undistinguished direction give the script little chance to take root or take flight.

Dec 8, 2007

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

The dialogue is ponderous at such times, undercutting what might seem a more daring drama.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 20, 2003

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Jon Raffield

Alabama Forum

It aspires to not only break popular convention, it honestly explores sexuality from a woman's point of view.

May 4, 2023

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Trey Graham, Lyn Stoesen, and Kristina Campbell

Washington Blade

The relationship between Claire and Noel is unconvincing.

Rated: 2/4

May 24, 2022

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TV Guide

Although the film is intelligent and full of passion, its polemical approach often takes the sizzle out of the story.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 8, 2007

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Audience Member

Horrible dialogue. Ridiculous plot. Acting that veers between grade school Christmas play to over-improvised scene chewing. Plus a musical score that will make you want to stick an ice pick in your ear to distract you from the pain. People of earth, lesbians do not all have sex in public restrooms.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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this had me frowning. and wincing. and cringing. and frowning. people go to the movies to escape. ok, so reality ain't pretty, but we don't need reality staring in our faces when we're trying to escape it, especially when reality's this jarring! constipated dialogue, constipated acting. shudder.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

A strangely beautiful movie! Loads of amazing dialogues!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

From the first frame I knew this was gonna suck. Early 90s romance, shot on 16mm or perhaps just really shitty 35, bad music, awkward dialogue delivered awkwardly, unattractive characters, both physically and otherwise, there's very little to like about this. It does pick up slightly when the characters stop talking, but even then, the inept direction and editing derail the mood, so...yeah. It's basically a 90s TV movie, and nobody likes those. Ebert's review is pretty much spot on.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

WOW, what a romantically story. The beginning is weak, but the ending is strong! Perhaps... the feature-length is a little bit too long!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

Dated, but I enjoyed it in a weird kind of a way. Maggie is very entertaining and Claire is engaging. Strung out plot though, more story and less 'talk' would have been nice.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Nicole Conn

Director

Trisha Todd

Claire Jabrowski

Karen Trumbo

Dr. Noel Benedict

Faith McDevitt

Maggie

Caren Graham

Tara

Sheila Dickinson

B.J.

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Synopsis

A novelist (Trisha Todd) and a psychiatrist (Karen Trumbo) bicker their way to bed as roommates at a colony for women writers.

Director: Nicole Conn
Producer: Pamela S. Kuri
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 1h 43m

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