Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- surreal
- whimsical
- melancholic
- arthouse film night
- fellini retrospective
What critics said
Critics were sharply divided, with some praising its ravishing cinematography and poetic satire of spectacle while others found its eccentricity tedious and unfocused.
What sets it apart
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Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental institution, leads the story through his idiosyncratic encounters and conspiratorial interpretations.
The film's conspiracies, tourists, journalists, and public performances support its critique of spectacle associated with Guy Debord.
Ivo and the surrounding misfits repeatedly pursue the moon as an enigmatic object of fascination, including rooftop and nocturnal imagery.
A former mental patient, Gonnella, and other misfits pursue conspiracies while moving through cemeteries, rooftops, and public settings.
Films like The Voice of the Moon, and why
8½
surreal Italian comedy, eccentric outsiders, and a satirical critique of modern spectacle
Amarcord
dreamlike visual invention, comic absurdity, and marginal characters navigating a bewildering social world
The Circus of Dreams
melancholic fantasy, theatrical eccentricity, and an unstable boundary between ordinary life and poetic imagination
Movie Details
- Director
- Federico Fellini
- Release Date
- 1990-03-05
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (143)
Cast
- Roberto Benigni
- Paolo Villaggio
- Angelo Orlando
- Nadia Ottaviani
- Marisa Tomasi
- Syusy Blady
- Dario Ghirardi
- Nigel Harris
- Dominique Chevalier
- Eraldo Turra
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Voice of the Moon about?
- A recently released mental patient and his eccentric companions chase love, conspiracies, and the moon through Federico Fellini’s surreal vision of modern Italy.
- What is The Voice of the Moon like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Voice of the Moon as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Voice of the Moon violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Voice of the Moon as mild.
- What did critics think of The Voice of the Moon?
- Critics were sharply divided, with some praising its ravishing cinematography and poetic satire of spectacle while others found its eccentricity tedious and unfocused.
- Which films are like The Voice of the Moon?
- Films with a similar feel include 8½, Amarcord, and The Circus of Dreams.
- How long is The Voice of the Moon?
- The Voice of the Moon runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Voice of the Moon?
- In United States, The Voice of the Moon streams on ARROW.
