The Moon Is Blue [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]
by Otto Preminger
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Director: Otto PremingerPrimary Contributor: William Holden
Primary Contributor: David Niven
Primary Contributor: Maggie McNamara
Primary Contributor: Tom Tully
Commentary: CategoryClassicFilms
Commentary: CategoryUSA
DVD: Region Code 2.0
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Subtitled)
Format: Import, PAL
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: Aventi
Movie Reviews of The Moon Is Blue [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]
Movie Review: OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 18
Summary: 5 Stars
***** 1953. Produced and directed by Otto Preminger. Golden Globe earned by David Niven and three Academy awards nominations. An exceptional comedy about sex featuring William Holden and David Niven trying to understand the honest but disconcerting Maggie McNamara's speech about how to seduce a woman. The dialogues and, most of all, the situations described didn't please the American censors who didn't give their OK to the film which was, nonetheless or because of it, a huge success then. Masterpiece.
For the time being, no zone 1 DVD release of this movie. The present zone 2 DVD doesn't offer any extra features but the copy is excellent. You can also find a VHS edition of THE MOON IS BLUE here The Moon Is Blue.
Summary of The Moon Is Blue [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]
France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada. Languages: o French (subtitles) o English (Mono) o French (Mono) Synopsis: Shorn of the controversy that surrounded its release, The Moon is Blue emerges as a cute, non-threatening and mildly enjoyable sex comedy, very much of the 1950s. F. Hugh Herbert's screenplay has nothing more meaningful to say than had his stage script, but both are professionally made, with a healthy sprinkling of jokes (some quite funny) and a wide range of dependably-made comic situations; it gets the viewer where he needs to go, and if it's not a terribly exciting trip, it's still pleasant. Director Otto Preminger keeps things moving with a light touch, and employs his bordering-on-intrusive-but-then-pulling-back camera to good use. He also manages, in some indefinable way, to film the characters in such a way as to subtly imply that perhaps the motivations of the leads are not as clear-cut as they seem, giving the movie a somewhat disquieting undertone. The trio of stars at the heart of the film are in top light comedy form. Maggie McNamara is utterly adorable, creating a character that is winning, fresh and delightful, and David Niven is at his suave best here. William Holden balances his vulnerability and sensitivity with an aggressiveness that works quite well, and there's tremendous chemistry between him and McNamara. Ultimately a time capsule trifle, Moon is still undemanding and diverting.DVD Video
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