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The Voice of the Moon

1990 · 120 min

A dreamy, meandering carnival of oddballs and surreal set-pieces that invites quiet reflection more than easy entertainment.

Directed by
Federico Fellini
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Roberto Benigni, Paolo Villaggio, Angelo Orlando
Overview
Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia made of television commercials, beauty pageants, rock music, Catholicism, and pagan rituals.

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Directed by
Federico Fellini
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Starring
Roberto Benigni, Paolo Villaggio, Angelo Orlando
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • identity
  • isolation
  • media
  • faith
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour7
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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adventure, comedy, fantasy
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Written by
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Starring
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