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      The Far Side of the Moon

      Released Sep 9, 2003 1h 45m Comedy Drama LGBTQ+ List
      81% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 87% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Aging astronomy student and hopeless divorcé Philippe Rogere (Robert Lepage) funds his education peddling magazines in a miserable call center. When Rogere's mother unexpectedly dies, the tragedy affects him profoundly. Overwhelmed with grief and desperate for a connection, Rogere reaches out to his estranged brother, André (Robert Lepage), a gay meteorologist. Rogere struggles to complete his thesis as he and Andre work to mend their broken relationship. Read More Read Less

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      Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle The film may be best appreciated by those who've seen the stage version. Rated: 2/4 Feb 10, 2006 Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune Lepage is such an interesting camera subject, you stick with this dreamy rumination even when the going gets arch. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 5, 2006 Full Review V.A. Musetto New York Post The Far Side of the Moon is a master class on turning a talky, one-man play into a visual delight. Rated: 3/4 Dec 2, 2005 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Far Side of the Moon is a playful journey through childhood memories, medical calamity and our race's wistful hope that we may yet have a future playing up among the stars. May 7, 2020 Full Review Dan Sallitt Senses of Cinema Unflagging in visual and verbal wit, and yet emotionally true to its protagonist's weltschmerz, [director Robert] Lapage's meditation on reconciling the banal and the essential calls to mind the work of Sacha Guitry. Oct 17, 2018 Full Review Keith H. Brown Eye for Film Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member The transitions man, oh the transitions! Didn't know what to expect when I popped this gem into the dvd-player, so I was blown away. Everything about it from the black comedy to the akward social interactions to the space oriented themes just spoke to me as a person, so others might feel less enthusiastic about. But anyway, it is still a great movie, give it a chance! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Film très intéressant et poétique. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member An unusual film worth seeing more for the unique and brillant transitions between scenes than for the somber, slow- paced story. Basically a soliloquy by a 40-year old perennial student who has been obscessed by the space programs since he was a child. The writer, director, star (in dual roles) Robert LePage, a true auteur, developed the film from his stage performance. The student's bumbling problems lend some levity to this quirky story; his video for a SETI message to the Universe provides additional interest. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member L'oeuvre me gifle, carrément, et se hisse in extremis dans mon top 2 des films québécois. Je n'ai jamais, et quand je dis jamais, c'est jamais, vu un film québécois affichant tant de réalisme et d'audace à la fois, comme le documentaire d'un rêveur qui n'a plus rien à perdre. Robert Lepage est tout simplement incroyable et mérite amplement le titre de personnalité étant parmi les plus influentes dans l'univers artistique au Québec. Franchement, c'est digne des plus grands films québécois, quasi ex-aequo avec Léolo. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful mix of nostalgia, nerdness, life's enigma, and longing. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member all in all, a delightful (and sometimes morose) rumination on our daily existence within the larger framework of science and politics. the sibling rivalry and exchanges were funny :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Aging astronomy student and hopeless divorcé Philippe Rogere (Robert Lepage) funds his education peddling magazines in a miserable call center. When Rogere's mother unexpectedly dies, the tragedy affects him profoundly. Overwhelmed with grief and desperate for a connection, Rogere reaches out to his estranged brother, André (Robert Lepage), a gay meteorologist. Rogere struggles to complete his thesis as he and Andre work to mend their broken relationship.
      Director
      Robert Lepage
      Screenwriter
      Robert Lepage
      Distributor
      Max Films International
      Production Co
      FCL Films
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
      Original Language
      French (Canada)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 9, 2003, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 17, 2018
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $11.4K
      Runtime
      1h 45m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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