The Far Side of the Moon (2003)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 45min
- Drama
- 17 Sep 2004 (Sweden)
- Movie
- 5 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast
Robert Lepage | ... |
Philippe / André
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Anne-Marie Cadieux | ... |
La mère
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Marco Poulin | ... |
Carl
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Céline Bonnier | ... |
Nathalie
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Fabrice Mongeau | ... |
Philippe à 15 ans
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Raphaël Dury | ... |
Philippe à 7 ans
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Étienne Bouchard-Dauphin | ... |
André à 8 ans
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Gregory Hlady | ... |
L'interprète
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Yves Amyot | ... |
Le barman
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Richard Fréchette | ... |
Le médecin
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Érika Gagnon | ... |
Philippe's Supervisor
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Sergei Priselkov | ... |
Alexei Leonov
(as Sergei Prisselkov)
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Sophie Faucher | ... |
Presenter
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Lorraine Côté | ... |
Marie-Madeleine Bonsecours
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Oleg Belkin | ... |
Le garde du corps
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Sylvain Massé | ... |
L'agent de sécurité au Cosmodome
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Myriam LeBlanc | ... |
La réceptionniste de l'hôtel
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Olivier Bolvin St-Jean | ... |
L'enfant de Nathalie
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Véronique Aubut | ... |
L'infirmière
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Alexandre Sadeisky | ... |
Le concierge
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Agnieszka Baran | ... |
L'hôtesse de l'air
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Brigitte Bilodeau | ... |
La maquilleuse
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Yves Charbonney |
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Miguel Fernandes |
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Richard Olgnac |
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Michel Gariépy |
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Jean-Marie Dagonais |
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Éric Joubert |
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Claire Vallaincourt |
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Bernard Grondin |
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Claude Soucy |
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Genevieve Gagnon | ... |
Cook
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky | ... |
Self - engineer (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
Robert Lepage |
Written by
Robert Lepage | ... | (play) |
Robert Lepage | ... | (written by) |
Emile Nelligan | ... | (poem "Ma mère", read by Robert Lepage) |
Produced by
Lynda Beaulieu | ... | executive producer |
Bob Krupinski | ... | producer |
Daniel Langlois | ... | executive producer |
Robert Lepage | ... | executive producer |
Mario St-Laurent | ... | producer |
Music by
Benoit Jutras | ... | (as Benoît Jutras) |
Cinematography by
Ronald Plante |
Editing by
Philippe Gagnon |
Editorial Department
Marcelle Cadieux | ... | post-production consultant |
Casting By
Paul Cauffopé |
Production Design by
Jean Le Bourdais |
Set Decoration by
Jean-Charles Claveau | ||
Benoît Jolivet |
Costume Design by
Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt |
Production Management
Jeremy Peter Allen | ... | production manager |
Daniel Plante | ... | production supervisor |
Elise Voyer | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeremy Peter Allen | ... | first assistant director |
Jacques W. Benoit | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Fanfan Boudreau | ... | art department coordinator |
Sound Department
Pierre Bouchard | ... | sound |
Jo Caron | ... | foley recordist |
Louis Gignac | ... | sound |
Jean-Pierre Pinard | ... | dialogue editor |
Mario Rodrigue | ... | sound |
François B. Senneville | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
Jean-Pierre Flayeux | ... | digital image support: Media Principia |
Dave Gagnon | ... | digital compositor |
Nathalie Girard | ... | digital compositor |
Christian Irles | ... | digital artist |
Martin Lauzon | ... | visual effects designer |
Jonathan Legris | ... | lead digital artist |
Tram Luong | ... | digital artist |
Yvan Pinard | ... | digital artist |
Alain Roy | ... | technical director |
Camera and Electrical Department
Filippo Viola | ... | first assistant camera |
James Zubilewich | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabel Poulin | ... | costume assistant |
Music Department
Jean-Sébastien Côté | ... | music editor |
Marc Ouellette | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
Giulio Wehrli | ... | score technician |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
- TLA Releasing (2005) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Studio Ex-centris (digital visual effects)
Other Companies
- Cinepool (grip and lighting equipment)
- William F. White International (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Forty-something Quebeçois Philippe Roberge is floundering in his life. He believes that no one listens to him or takes him seriously. A graduate student in Philosophy of Scientific Culture, he has just failed his Ph.D. dissertation for the second time, his theory of interest in outer space being a narcissistic response from man being widely rejected throughout the community. To make ends meet, he works selling newspaper subscriptions. And he has a cordial but basically non-existent relationship with his ex-wife. Philippe examines his life in response to the recent death of his mother coupled with his dissertation beliefs. Although she lived in a care home, he acted as her primary caregiver. His only remaining family is his younger gay brother, André, the two who could not have more different temperaments. As such, they do not get along. Following his mother's death, Philippe's thoughts about his life are influenced by three major incidents: being invited to speak at a major conference in Russia by a cosmonaut who he idolizes, entering a contest on sending messages into outer space, and receiving information regarding the nature of his mother's death. Written by Huggo |
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Box Office
Budget | CAD1,600,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The film is an adaptation of the play of the same name, also written and directed by Robert Lepage. See more » |
Goofs | When Andre and Carl come to Phillipe's apartment, the heat has been off for two days, Beethoven's fish-bowl is frozen solid, but we do not see the actors' breath. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004). See more » |
Soundtracks | Dazed and Confused See more » |
Quotes |
André:
Really, she had found a name for her goldfish? Philippe: Yes, she called him Beethoven. André: Why did she call him Beethoven? Because he is deaf as a post and plays the 9th when you feed him? See more » |