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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.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Lgbtq+
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Original Language: French (Canada)
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Director: Robert Lepage
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Producer: Bob Krupinski, Mario St-Laurent
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Writer: Robert Lepage
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Box Office (Gross USA): $11.4K
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Distributor: Max Films International
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Production Co: FCL Films
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Sound Mix: Surround
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Critic Reviews for The Far Side of the Moon
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A creative concoction of science, social dysfunction and human persistence. Robert Lepage is simply incredible!
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Nope, I haven't seen the original stage play. This is the second Lepage film I have seen in my life, and I believe the themes that are explored are very similar to the ones in Le Confessional : except in that other film, broken family dynamics were explored with much more swing, and the result was frankly a lot more compelling. Visually, this is clever and enticing work, as Lepage uses recurring imagery (the moon, a goldfish, television screens, washing machines) as Phillippe revisits his past and present. Special effects are both subtle and astonishing, and the camera gets up close to capture hidden recesses of emotion within the characters. Filmed with a small budget, La Face Cachée de la Lune still manages to dazzle. And yet... it's a bit annoying that the film doesn't grab hold more effectively, because artistically it is a real achievement. Lepage constructs films fluidly, dissolving between scenes in almost imperceptible ways that are clever and extremely skillful while touching on deep themes. As an actor, Lepage is fine enough, but he can only command our attention onscreen for so long, so I found myself holding on to supporting performers for any narrative interest. Needless to say, he is at the very center of the project, so characters besides Philippe and Andre are not given a lot of screentime. I understand the brothers occupy the core of the drama, but I personally found them uninteresting, and their dialogue sometimes feels forced. I wanted to fall in love with this one as it obtained even more international recognition than Le Confessional, but alas, I was not swept away at all. I appreciated it, but... that's about it.
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[font=Century Gothic]With "Far Side of the Moon", writer-director Robert Lepage uses the story of brothers Phillippe and Andre(both played by Lepage) as a springboard to also explore the history of space flight(Phillippe is writing his thesis on this while working as a telemarketer). Then, he uses parallels between the two storylines as a jumping off point for a stylish portrait of humanity's potential. [/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]The history of space flight provides an especially strong example. Space exploration started with huge potential with the Sputnik launch. Its high point is of course the landing of a man on the moon in 1969, followed by the Apollo-Soyuz mission of 1975, uniting two former adversaries but recently failures have outweighed achievements. Now, emphasis is on the potential for contacting extraterrestrials, a project that Phillippe has volunteered to help with. [/font]
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