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Film · 2016

From the Land of the Moon

Original titleMal de pierres

Directed by Nicole Garcia · starring Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel and Àlex Brendemühl

  • 2 h
  • 15
  • Drama · Romance
  • FranceBelgium
  • Released in the UK 8 June 2017
  • 6.2 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.0 Users4 votes
  • 5.5 Critics6 reviews
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Synopsis

Based on the famous novel with the same title written by Milena Agus. Gabrielle tells her life for twenty years. The woman tells her life, her marriage and loves those for which she sighed. And she tells that order, since Gabrielle lived all very late, since no longer expect anything from life that fate assigned her. After finishing World War II, she is forced to marry a man who only want to marry her to settle a debt with that family that gives him shelter. Tired of her own existence, the woman should go to a spa to be the "stones ill" (kidney stones) that she has been suffering for a while. In this peaceful place she finds another man, one of which would be dazzled, a man who falls in love passionately. But just when she feels the love in her heart, it is too late.

Directed by Nicole Garcia, this romantic drama starring Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel and Àlex Brendemühl.

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The essentials

Runtime
120 min2 hours
Budget
$10.3mTresor Films
Box office
€97,122in Spain
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is From the Land of the Moon?
2 hours (120 minutes).
When was From the Land of the Moon released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 8 June 2017.
Who directed From the Land of the Moon?
Nicole Garcia.
Who is in From the Land of the Moon?
It stars Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Àlex Brendemühl and Brigitte Roüan.
Where can I watch From the Land of the Moon?
In the UK it is available with a channel on Apple TV and a channel on Prime Video.
How much did From the Land of the Moon make?
It took €97,122 in Spain. It cost $10.3 million.
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Cast

Full cast (12)
Director
Nicole Garcia
Writers
Jacques Fieschi, Nicole Garcia
Music
Daniel Pemberton

Videos and trailers

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'From the Land of the Moon' trailer with English subtitles 1:4727 April 2017

Photos and posters

All 6 photos

Reviews

All 7 reviews
7.0 4 votes

What the critics say average 5.5 from 6 outlets

  • 7.0 The Hollywood ReporterDorah Young Cotillard's performance is luminous throughout, enriching the willful heroine with the depth of a single obsession. Read
  • 7.0 Screen DailyAllan Hunter The ingredients of an old-fashioned romantic weepie are given class and conviction by director Nicole Garcia whose elegant restraint helps to ground the more fanciful elements in some sense of… Read
  • 4.0 The GuardianHenry Barnes The film takes on Gabrielle's listlessness, slumps into an opiated fug. The malady is mysterious and not easily treatable. It just exhausts you. It transforms from a story about release to just… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $10.3m
  • Spain €97,122

Soundtrack

All 13 songs
  1. Trois Temps pour DeuxPascale Petit, Michel Favre, Isabelle Barthélemy Spotify
  2. Une LarmeModest Mussorgsky, Modeste Moussorgski Spotify
  3. AirHenry Purcell Spotify
  4. Méfiez-vous FillettesMarcel Mouloudji Spotify

Trivia

  • The non-debut of Javier Cámara in French cinema

    Javier Cámara was to make his debut in French cinema with 'From the Land of the Moon'. He would stars Gabrielle's husband in the movie, but was eventually replaced by Alex Brendemühl

  • Based on...

    'From the Land of the Moon' adapts the bestseller 'Mal di Pietre' by the Italian writer Milena Agus.

  • The original title

    The title "Mal de Pierres", in French, means "Evil Stones" or "Stone Ache". In the context of the novel, it refers to the protagonist's kidney stones.

  • From Italy to France

    In the novel, the action takes place in Sardinia (Italy). But, while the film is set in France, takes place in Provence, the French coastal town of La Ciotat, the Swiss alps and Lyon.

  • Cotillard in Cannes 2016

    It was the second film that Marion Cotillard presented in 2016 in Cannes as part of the Official Section. The other was 'Only the end of the world'.

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