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The Moon and the Stars

  • 20072007
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
366
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The Moon and the Stars (2007)
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • War
Together in Rome to shoot a film, a German actress (McCormack) and an English actor (Pryce) contend with forces that complicate their romance as well as the production itself.Together in Rome to shoot a film, a German actress (McCormack) and an English actor (Pryce) contend with forces that complicate their romance as well as the production itself.Together in Rome to shoot a film, a German actress (McCormack) and an English actor (Pryce) contend with forces that complicate their romance as well as the production itself.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
366
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Irvin
  • Writers
    • Peter Barnes
    • Fabio Carpi
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Alfred Molina
    • Catherine McCormack
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Irvin
  • Writers
    • Peter Barnes
    • Fabio Carpi
  • Stars
    • Jonathan Pryce
    • Alfred Molina
    • Catherine McCormack
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    • 3User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    On set The Moon and the Stars as Cavaradossi
    The Moon and the Stars (2007)
    Alfred Molina in The Moon and the Stars (2007)
    Jonathan Pryce and Catherine McCormack in The Moon and the Stars (2007)
    Jonathan Pryce in The Moon and the Stars (2007)
    Catherine McCormack in The Moon and the Stars (2007)
    Jonathan Pryce and Catherine McCormack in The Moon and the Stars (2007)
    The Moon and the Stars (2007)
    Catherine McCormack in The Moon and the Stars (2007)
    Alfred Molina, András Bálint, and Joanna Scanlan in The Moon and the Stars (2007)
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    Jonathan Pryce
    Jonathan Pryce
    • James Clavel…
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Davide Rieti
    Catherine McCormack
    Catherine McCormack
    • Kristina Baumgarten…
    András Bálint
    • László Molnár
    Roberto Davide
    Roberto Davide
    • Alfonso Liguori
    • (as Roberto Purvis)
    • …
    Rupert Friend
    Rupert Friend
    • Renzo Daverio…
    Joanna Scanlan
    Joanna Scanlan
    • Daisy Burke
    Surama De Castro
    • Maria Grazia
    Ivano Marescotti
    Ivano Marescotti
    • Annibale Merolle
    Niccolò Senni
    Niccolò Senni
    • Marcantonio Altieri
    Francesco De Vito
    Francesco De Vito
    • Gargano
    Pál Mácsai
    • Otto Walser
    Ignazio Oliva
    Ignazio Oliva
    • Marchesini
    András Márton
    • Arthur Kunz
    Irén Psota
    • Costume designer
    Eszter Balla
    • Sophia, costume designer's assistant
    Vincent Riotta
    Vincent Riotta
    • Tumiati
    Éva Schubert
    • Princess Altieri
    • Director
      • John Irvin
    • Writers
      • Peter Barnes
      • Fabio Carpi
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      Final film of Irén Psota.

    User reviews3

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    Top review
    9/10
    Great Film, Great Acting, Wonderful Camera Work, Even Sound Was Good.
    When I look back over the last 25 years, many of the best films I have seen are foreign which means in practice not made in Hollywood. Some like 'China', Catherine Deneuive, are exceptional. This film 'The Moon and the Stars' is another winner. The subject is a tricky one, an film producer who looks as if he's going to cry any minute whilst dealing with a Fascist state and its corrupt officials making a film called Tosca. All four of the main actors are exceptional and all give-of-their-best. Catherine Macormack took the honours only because I fell madly in love with her the moment she walked on screen, Jonathan Pryce was the supreme English professional in an head of Smersh sort of way.

    But trying to convince the audience that he and McCormack were discreet lovers was hopeless due to the obvious great age difference. The part of the foppish young man about town, Niccolo Sinetti, should have been written out completely, or another more convincing actor given the part. Somewhere in the film I spotted the young actor who played the horrible Nazi in 'The Boy in the Striped Pajames', his talents were not really used or brought out, and it might have been best if he had been given the fops/foppish person part. The camera work made this film, and being partially deaf I really appreciated the excellent sound. The ending was wrong, I'd would liked to have seen the mythical producer Alfred Molina allowed to escape to Switzerland, and in the last scene the corrupt official and him parting as good friends along the lines of the ending in Casablanca. Why the main actor Alfred Molina in this film had to be gay was a mistake, no one really believed it nor did it add to the films soul or message. Much better he played the part of an David Selznick or Louis B Mayer than another fellow struggler heading for an death camp. Lord spare me the pathos in films, I want happy endings, clappy-happy endings not mission statements. 9 / 10. And yes its a good film and made for adults not USA children age 12.
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    • dalefarmer
    • Jan 18, 2011

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • United Kingdom
      • Hungary
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Lua e as Estrelas
    • Filming locations
      • Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Buskin Film
      • Creative Partners Ltd.
      • Box Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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