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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Black Moon
"An apocalyptic Alice in Wonderland!"
1975 1h 41m EN
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★6.0TMDB · 169
FantasyHorrorScience Fiction
Synopsis
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There is a global gender war between men and women. A teenage girl tries to escape this reality and arrives at a hidden place where a strange unicorn lives with a family: sister, brother, many children and an old, bedridden woman who stays in contact with the world through her radio.
“An apocalyptic Alice in Wonderland!”
Where to watch · US
Cast
Cathryn Harrison
Lily
Therese Giehse
Old Lady
Alexandra Stewart
Sister Lily
Joe Dallesandro
Brother Lily
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Louis Malle
- Writers
- Louis Malle
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- Germany, France
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Germany, France.
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Louis Malle, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Suzanne Baron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Cathryn Harrison and Therese Giehse and Alexandra Stewart carry the top of the cast.
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AWARDS
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Marketing tagline: "An apocalyptic Alice in Wonderland!".
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The take
Louis Malle directs. Sven Nykvist behind the camera. Suzanne Baron cuts. Produced in Germany, France. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 151 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Germany, France.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Louis Malle, shot by Sven Nykvist. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Suzanne Baron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Cathryn Harrison and Therese Giehse and Alexandra Stewart carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "An apocalyptic Alice in Wonderland!".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0072709 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 18 themes, including "dreams", "sibling relationship", "brother", "allegory".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Sven Nykvist
- Editing
- Suzanne Baron
- Makeup / hair
- Rino Carboni
- Runtime
- 101 min · 1h 41m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Awards
- César Award for Best Sound
- César Award for Best Cinematography
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Louis Malle
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Neue Bioskop Film
DE
- NO
Nouvelles Éditions de Films
FR
Key crew
- EditorSuzanne Baron
- DialogueJoyce Buñuel
- Art DirectionGhislain Uhry
- Makeup ArtistRino Carboni
- Assistant DirectorFernand Moszkowicz
- Production ManagerPaul Maigret
- Special EffectsPierre Roudeix
- Music ConsultantSylvia Lindenstrand
- Assistant Production ManagerRoland Thénot
- Associate ProducerClaude Nedjar
- Assistant EditorJoëlle Barjolin
- Animal CoordinatorRobert Verbecke
- Music SupervisorDiego Masson
- Assistant CameraBruno de Keyzer
- Assistant CameraFrançois Catonné
- Sound EffectsLuc Perini
- Animal CoordinatorFrançois Nadal
- Music ConsultantAnthony Roden
- Executive ProducerClaude Nedjar
- SoundNara Kollery
- Sound MixerJacques Maumont
- In Memory OfTherese Giehse
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- dreams
- sibling relationship
- brother
- allegory
- surreal
- radio
- sister
- apocalypse
- family
- nature
- old lady
- sexual awakening
- unicorn
- hidden
- tyranny
- breastfeeding
- gender violence
- wonderland
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1975-09-30R· New York Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- Lua NegraBR
- El unicornioES
- Musta kuuFI
- Fekete HoldHU
- Luna neraIT
- Czarny ksiezycPL
- O UnicórnioPT
- Svart måneSE
