Black Moon (1975)

Directed by

Louis Malle

Genre

fantasy film, horror film, science fiction film, mystery film

Country

Germany, France

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 162 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman on the run from a war finds refuge in a strange countryside home. The house is inhabited by eccentric characters and talking animals, leading her into a surreal and puzzling experience.

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What happens

Black Moon is a 1975 Franco-German experimental fantasy horror film directed by Louis Malle and starring Cathryn Harrison, Joe Dallesandro, Therese Giehse and Alexandra Stewart. Though produced in France, its dialogue is in both French and English. It is dedicated to Giehse, who died shortly after shooting had completed. The film opened in France on 24 September 1975 before screening at the 1975 New York Film Festival, with North American distribution overseen by 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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