Favourites of the Moon

1984 [FRENCH]

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 985 985

Plot summary

A porcelain table service and a painting from the 19th century pass from hand to hand and deteriorate over time, sealing the fate of different characters who cross paths in Paris.

Director

Otar Iosseliani Photo
Otar Iosseliani

Top cast

László Szabó Photo
László Szabó as Terrorist
Bernard Eisenschitz Photo
Bernard Eisenschitz as Gustave
Mathieu Amalric Photo
Mathieu Amalric as Julien
Gaspard Flori Photo
Gaspard Flori as Christian Laplace
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
852.19 MB
1204*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 2
1.62 GB
1792*1072
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by magicshoe

once is not nearly enough

I caught this extraordinary think-piece in a rep house (remember them?) in the late '80s -- and was struck by how such a tremendous film could be so little-known. In following the complex activities of a bunch of seemingly-unrelated Parisians, Soviet-Georgian-born director Otar Iosseliani does indeed suggest a world wider than any one city could contain. It's like watching a beehive, with a cast of crazies and/or criminals buzzing around manically, mostly missing one another but occasionally intersecting. In this, Favorites of the Moon somewhat recalls Nashville, Short Cuts, and Magnolia -- yet Iosseliani is less interested in "explaining" and tying-up loose ends than either Altman or Anderson. He just presents these people and their peculiar doings (some of which are very, very funny), then lets viewers figure it all out for themselves. Fascinating!In fact, the only complaint I have about Favorites of the Moon is how difficult it is to find!
Reviewed by nylesgglynn-24667 10 / 10

The opposite of a Hollywood movie

I've watched a lot of movies. Some of my all time favourites include Taxi Driver, The French Connection, The Godfather Pt2, The Servant, and a bunch of Kubrick and Coen Brothers films. But Favourites of the Moon is also one of my all time favourites and it like, Richard Linklater's wonderful Slacker is a whole different kettle of fish to the previously mentioned greats. If it bugs you that there doesn't seem to be a plot to this film, all I can say is "Relax!" Let go of your expectations and trust that Ioselliani knows what he is doing. I've seen Favourites of the Moon maybe six or seven times and I still don't really understand it, but I just really enjoy each little story contained within it and on each viewing I notice a little more of what is linking them. And to those who think this is a terrible movie, I would say you're trying too hard, or you're demanding that a story be only a certain narrow form. Cinematic bedfellow of Slacker. Both great films.
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