A Walk on the Moon (1999)

Directed by

Tony Goldwyn

Genre

comedy film, romance film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 115 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married woman on a family vacation in the 1960s begins an affair with a free-spirited young man. The story follows her as she is torn between her stable home life and a moment of personal liberation against the backdrop of the Apollo moon landing and the Woodstock festival.

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What happens

A Walk on the Moon is a 1999 American drama film starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber, and Anna Paquin. The film, which was set against the backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the United States's first Moon landing of that year, was distributed by Miramax Films. Directed by Tony Goldwyn in his directorial debut, the film was acclaimed on release. Diane Lane earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead for her performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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