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The Man in the Moon (1991)

Drama | 99 minutes
3,41 208 votes

Genre: Drama / Romance

Duration: 99 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Robert Mulligan

Stars: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper and Reese Witherspoon

IMDb score: 7,2 (20.179)

Releasedate: 30 September 1991

The Man in the Moon plot

"Remember when you couldn't wait for your life to begin... and then, one day, it did?"

A small town in Louisiana in the late 1950s. Dani, a 14-year-old girl, needs a degree of independence. Her parents also give her that bit of freedom. After all, Dani's mother can give birth every day. Dani has a close relationship with her older sister Maureen, a 17-year-old teenager who turns heads for many boys. One day they get new neighbors: Marie Foster with her 17-year-old son Court. Dani adores Court. Until the day Court falls in love with Maureen.

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Full Cast & Crew

Actors and actresses

Danielle "Dani" Trant

Matthew Trant

Abigail Trant

Marie Foster

Court Foster

Maureen Trant

Billy Sanders

Will Sanders

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Aapje81

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Solid and atmospheric drama that will be remembered mainly because of the strong role of Witherspoon. Here and there it is all a bit on the melodramatic side, but fortunately the film does not derail anywhere.

Above average.

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Robi

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A growing-up drama about a 14-year-old girl. The film is full of clichés and is also very predictable for the most part, but it is still a beautiful film. The story builds up nicely and knows how to touch the emotion well, partly due to the very beautiful acting performances at times, even though they are not always great across the board.

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Filmkriebel

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Moving coming-of-age for young and old. An ideal movie for a summer vacation evening like this... Is about the fun and less fun events in the lives of the Trant family, hardworking villagers who seem to live quite remote in the countryside. They address Father as "Sir" and everyone has to do their bit for the jobs. And that is necessary, because mother is expecting her fourth child. When they get a new neighbor, an old acquaintance of the Trants, a close bond develops between 14-year-old Dani and 17-year-old Court, the neighbor's son.

As a viewer, you calmly sail along in Mulligan's sentimental story, which actually works quite well and flirts with the thin line between friendship and love between man and woman. That discovery and unfulfillability of feelings are very nicely brought here by Witherspoon, who was fourteen at the time. And be sure to keep the handkerchiefs nearby...

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