Black Moon
Director: Louis Malle
Actors: Cathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra Stewart
PlotIn a world torn apart by a brutal conflict between men and women, a teenage girl named Lily flees into the countryside, searching for refuge. She stumbles upon an isolated farmhouse where reality seems to bend and blend with fantasy. Within this surreal setting, Lily encounters a collection of peculiar inhabitants, including an elderly bedridden woman who communicates through a talking rat, a handsome young man named Laurent, and his enigmatic sister, Lily. The siblings are mute and communicate through gestures and enigmatic expressions, heightening the sense of otherworldliness that permeates the farmhouse.
As Lily becomes entangled in the bizarre dynamics of her new surroundings, she grapples with her grasp on reality. The outside war feels ever-present, lingering ominously like a distant storm, while inside the farmhouse, strange and dreamlike events unfurl. Animals speak, fantastical visions appear, and an eerie sense of foreboding pervades her experiences. Lily's journey through this labyrinthine reality challenges her understanding of identity, power, and survival, ultimately forcing her to confront the fluid boundaries between reality and imagination, innocence and experience.
Writers: Louis Malle, Joyce Buñuel, Ghislain Uhry
Release Date: 24 Sep 1975
Runtime: 100 min
Rating: R
Country: France, West Germany
Language: English, French
Home Video Reviews
Louis Malle's 'Black Moon' is a visually striking and surreal film best experienced than understood, now available on Blu-ray with solid video and audio quality.
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