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The Voice of the Moon

Original title: La voce della luna
  • 1990
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.2K
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The Voice of the Moon (1990)
ComedyDrama

The amusing and entertaining adventures of a recently released mental patient and his band of misfits, discover conspiracies to concur while looking for love.The amusing and entertaining adventures of a recently released mental patient and his band of misfits, discover conspiracies to concur while looking for love.The amusing and entertaining adventures of a recently released mental patient and his band of misfits, discover conspiracies to concur while looking for love.

  • Director
    • Federico Fellini
  • Writers
    • Ermanno Cavazzoni
    • Federico Fellini
    • Tullio Pinelli
  • Stars
    • Roberto Benigni
    • Paolo Villaggio
    • Nadia Ottaviani
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Ermanno Cavazzoni
      • Federico Fellini
      • Tullio Pinelli
    • Stars
      • Roberto Benigni
      • Paolo Villaggio
      • Nadia Ottaviani
    • 17User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations

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    Roberto Benigni
    Roberto Benigni
    • Ivo Salvini
    Paolo Villaggio
    Paolo Villaggio
    • Gonnella
    Nadia Ottaviani
    • Aldina
    Marisa Tomasi
    Marisa Tomasi
    • Marisa
    Angelo Orlando
    Angelo Orlando
    • Nestore
    Sim
    Sim
    • Oboe player
    Syusy Blady
    • Susy
    Dario Ghirardi
    • Journalist
    Dominique Chevalier
    • 1st Micheluzzi Brother
    Nigel Harris
    Nigel Harris
    • 2nd Micheluzzi Brother
    Vito
    • 3rd Micheluzzi Brother
    Daniela Airoldi
    Daniela Airoldi
    Stefano Antonucci
    Ferruccio Brembilla
    Stefano Cedrati
    Stefano Cedrati
    Giampaolo Cocchi
    Roberto Corbiletto
    Giordano Falzoni
    • Director
      • Federico Fellini
    • Writers
      • Ermanno Cavazzoni
      • Federico Fellini
      • Tullio Pinelli
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    • Trivia
      Even the original (Italian) dialogue was re-dubbed in order to increase the feeling of unreality. However, this is not a unique feature for this particular movie among Fellini's. On the contrary, it was very common for him to ask his performers to speak out loud randomly chosen numbers instead of the actual script text. Then the main cast would re-dub itself, the supporting cast being most of the time re-dubbed by a few specialized actors. It has to be said that in Italy direct sound wasn't much in use until the French 'Nouvelle Vague' made a massive use of it, in the name of realism, and thus became an example for the Italian film industry. Re-dubbing remained nonetheless a common practice, and an excellent one at that until the 1980s, and Fellini took advantage of its possibilities to increase the feeling of unreality in all of his movies by asking his dubbers (all of them) not to perfectly lip-sync. The only exceptions to this technique are his very early works, where the famous dreamlike world and sensitivity of the director aren't still outlined.
    • Connections
      Featured in Towards the Moon with Fellini (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      The Way You Make Me Feel
      Written & performed by Michael Jackson

    User reviews17

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    8/10
    Weird and poetic
    An astounding movie that left me behind with a smile on the face. Its ending reminded me of the annoying feeling when having woken up after a beautiful dream.

    In fact, the movie has something of a dreamland, where almost everything seems possible and space and time have lost their limitations. In Salvini, plaid by Roberto Benigni, it is presenting a modern fool as its very likeable main protagonist, who on his ways around a small Italian town meets all kind of weird characters and hears voices from the ground of the wells. The movie could also be described as a modern fairy tale that in some parts becomes quite reflective when disclosing some absurdities of modern life. When seeing those it becomes in a way comprehensible that Gonella, the 2nd main protagonist, has developed a certain paranoia and believes in a big world conspiracy.

    It is also true that the movie does not have a lot of thrill because it is lacking a real story line. This fact, however, kept alive my curiosity because it remains unclear throughout the movie where the film is heading at and what strange things are next to happen. This concept does not necessarily work out but grandmaster Fellini succeeds one more time in presenting us a stream of lively and fascinating images. Some typical Fellini ingredients like madonna statues and fairgrounds are part of them one more time.

    Overall, a film like a poem, that certainly is not everyone's cup of tea.
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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1990 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Die Stimme des Mondes
    • Filming locations
      • Stabilimenti Cinematagrafici Pontini, Rome, Lazio, Italy(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
      • Films A2
      • La Sept Cinéma
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $23,222
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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