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The Moon and the Sledgehammer

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A family lives a primitive life in Southern England.

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S. James Snyder Time Out 11/17/2011
4/5
As peculiar as it is hypnotic, Philip Trevelyan's 1971 oddity documents a bold British family living off the grid in the Sussex woods. Go to Full Review Tom Milne Time Out 07/06/2010
Their lifestyle, expounded in fascinatingly wayward conversation which is allowed to make its own pace, embodies a weird cautionary logic about the miracles of modern technocracy. Go to Full Review Nicolas Rapold Village Voice 06/03/2009
True escapism this summer is to be found with the Page family in Philip Trevelyan's 1970 steam-engine idyll-doc. Go to Full Review Dilys Powell Sunday Times (UK) 03/16/2020
Bizarrely entertaining. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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04/29/2021 amazing. this is not acting, this is legit. good ol fashioned humans. good cinematography, amateur music. the people portrayed are opposite bourgeoisie; creative, down to earth, preditive and wholesome. good movie, 4 stars. See more 09/16/2014 The strange and beautiful possibilities of life outside our bullshit cultural prisons. See more 05/21/2009 What a gem! This film is a truly unique experience. Eccentricity doesn't get any better than this. Easily one of the most fascinating films i've ever seen. Can't recommend it highly enough. Crazy, beautiful visual poetry. Better than a full body massage. It left me with a mental glow. See more Read all reviews
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Philip Trevelyan

Director

Philip Trevelyan

Screenwriter

James Vaughan

Producer

Richard Stanley

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Movie Info

Synopsis A family lives a primitive life in Southern England.
Director
Philip Trevelyan
Producer
James Vaughan
Screenwriter
Philip Trevelyan
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 5m