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The Moon in the Gutter

5.5

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Original title

La lune dans le caniveau (The Moon in the Gutter)

Year

1983

Running time

137 min.

Country

France

Director

Jean-Jacques Beineix

Screenwriter

Jean-Jacques Beineix, Olivier Mergault. Novel: David Goodis

Cast

Music

Gabriel Yared

Cinematography

Philippe Rousselot

Producer

Co-production France-Italy;

Gaumont, TF1 Films Production, S.F.P.C, Opera Film Produzione

Genre

Drama. Romance | Crime. Surrealism

Synopsis

In Marseilles, a woman commits suicide after she is raped in an alley. Nightly, her brother Gerard broods at the scene hoping to catch the rapist. He lives with his lover Bella whom he neglects, an alcoholic brother who lurks about, and his father who's stayed drunk since the daughter's death, ignoring work and his own companion. At a seedy bar, Gerard meets a wealthy, nihilistic hedonist and his beautiful sister. Gerard flips for her and thinks she's his ticket out of the slum. Bella warns him otherwise and also, in jealousy, sets two thugs on him. Then Gerard thinks he's found his sister's rapist. These emotional crises force Gerard to choose what's most important.

Awards: 1983: César Awards. 1 Awards. 3 Nominations

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The Moon in the Gutter

1983

Jean-Jacques Beineix

5.5

(74)