Blue Moon (film)
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Original title | Blue moon |
Country of production | Austria |
original language | German |
Publishing year | 2002 |
length | 90 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Andrea Maria Dusl |
script | Andrea Maria Dusl |
production | Erich Lackner |
music |
Peter Dusl , Christian Fennesz , Yuri Naumov |
camera | Wolfgang Thaler |
cut |
Karina Ressler , Andrea Wagner |
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Blue Moon is the first feature film by the Austrian - Swedish film director Andrea Maria Dusl . It's a mix of action, comedy, romance and drama.
action
As it when it is transferred, a Balkan - Mafioso threatened, the Austrian money courier Johnny Pichler flees just decided with the car and the money. The initiator of the escape is the call girl Shirley. After the car was unsuccessful in Slovakia, Johnny bought the car and the young woman disappeared. He continues the trip with the East German shoe seller Ignaz. After selling the car, Johnny hitchhikes to Kiev and meets the taxi driver Jana, who introduces herself as Shirley's twin sister . Johnny begins a liaison with Jana. It turns out that she leads a double life. Her parents and sister died in a ferry accident. When Johnny Ignaz meets again, they both head for Odessa . Johnny calls Jana there as a call girl. Your meeting there suggests a happy ending.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films describes the film as a "post-communist love story [...] with convincing actors", it has a "sense for symbolic details" and it knows how to "combine humor and depth on several narrative levels".
Awards
- 2003
- Diagonale Graz , Grand Diagonale Prize for the best Austrian film
- Łagów , Poland (Special Jury Prize)
- Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic ( Variety Critic's Choice)
- 2004
- Diagonale, Graz, Thomas Pluch Script Award
Web links
- Blue Moon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Blue Moon in the online film database
- Blue Moon on comandantina.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blue Moon. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .