Favorites of the Moon

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Les Favoris de la lune
Favorites of the Moon
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Directed by Otar Iosseliani
Written by
Produced by Philippe Dussart [1]
Cinematography Philippe Théaudière [1]
Edited byDominique Belfort
Music by Nicolas Zourabichvili [1]
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFrance [1]
LanguageFrench

Les Favoris de la lune (internationally released as Favorites of the Moon) is a 1984 French drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani. [2]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film was released in France in 1985. [1]

Reception

The film entered the competition at the 41st Venice International Film Festival, where it received the Special Jury Prize. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Les Favoris de la lune" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. Gian Luigi Rondi. Un lungo viaggio. Le Monnier, 1998.
  3. Antony Fiant (2002). (Et) le cinéma d'Otar Iosseliani (Fut). L'AGE D'HOMME, 2002. ISBN   2825116955.