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Favourites of the Moon

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This film, set in Paris, focuses on a group of random characters who intermingle in various ways when they come into contact with a piece of 18th-century china and a 19th-century painting. These objects are possessed, if but for a brief time, by thieves, a terrorist, a police chief, a teacher, punk musicians, prostitutes, aristocrats and many others, with each character forced to reflect on existential dilemmas before the object passes to another.

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Vincent Canby New York Times 02/10/2020
You can laugh with it, if you're willing to believe that the film makers are as witty as they keep announcing without demonstrating, or you can be awestruck by the amount of care, money and talent that appear to have been spent for so little effect. Go to Full Review Chris Peachment Time Out 02/10/2020
What unifies the episodes is a patient moral scourging of our greed and futile desires; but where the British would use satire, this opts for the French form of Tatiesque anarchy and fun. And fun it certainly is. Go to Full Review Mark Le Fanu Sight & Sound 02/10/2020
Les Favoris de la Lune fascinates by its opacity. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 11/04/2020
4/5
An absurdist, elliptical film that demonstrates the joyful, naive, disjointed and often apathetic nature of human interaction and existence. Go to Full Review TV Guide Staff TV Guide 04/04/2011
3.5/5
Though it revolves around certain classical themes and structures, Favorites Of The Moon takes off in a number of different directions simultaneously, seemingly haphazardly, but actually with a specific, though obscure, structure. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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chris k 08/30/2020 'Les favoris de la lune' is a strange film: its story remains opaque through the very end, though some motifs can sometimes be revealed. Its incomprehensibility is undoubtedly annoying, or even tiring, but the film remains surprisingly charming throughout and eventually succeeds in creating a cohesive work. See more 03/27/2009 'Les Favoris de la lune' is the first French film by Georgian born director Otar Iosseliani. There's not much point trying to explain the plot, because really there isn't much of one. The best way to describe it would be to say it's like Altman's 'Short Cuts', only Parisian style. The film follows a wealth of different characters from terrorists to New Wave singers. What does link all these characters together though is that they all seem to have something to do with an 18th century dinner set and a 19th century painting. Admittingly some of the episodes were rather funny but I'll also admit I was a little disappointed, especially since Iosseliani's earlier work looks so good. That said, it's still worth watching if you get the chance. See more Read all reviews
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Otar Iosseliani

Director

Katja Rupé

Claire

Alix de Montaigu

Delphine Laplace

Francois Michel

Philippe

Jean-Pierre Beauviala

Colas

Pascal Aubier

Monsieur Laplace

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Synopsis This film, set in Paris, focuses on a group of random characters who intermingle in various ways when they come into contact with a piece of 18th-century china and a 19th-century painting. These objects are possessed, if but for a brief time, by thieves, a terrorist, a police chief, a teacher, punk musicians, prostitutes, aristocrats and many others, with each character forced to reflect on existential dilemmas before the object passes to another.
Director
Otar Iosseliani
Producer
Philippe Dussart
Screenwriter
Gérard Brach, Otar Iosseliani
Genre
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 22, 2016
Runtime
1h 41m