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ERA
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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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A Walk on the Moon
"It was the summer of Woodstock... when she became the woman she always wanted to be."
1999 1h 47m EN
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MID
★6.1TMDB · 119
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman.
“It was the summer of Woodstock... when she became the woman she always wanted to be.”
Cast
Diane Lane
Pearl Kantrowitz
Viggo Mortensen
Walker Jerome
Liev Schreiber
Marty Kantrowitz
Anna Paquin
Alison Kantrowitz
Tovah Feldshuh
Lillian Kantrowitz
Bobby Boriello
Daniel Kantrowitz
Star Jasper
Rhoda Leiberman
Joe Perrino
Ross Epstein
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tony Goldwyn
- Writers
- Pamela Gray
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Directed by Tony Goldwyn, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mason Daring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Dana Congdon 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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Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen and Liev Schreiber carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It was the summer of Woodstock... when she became the woman she always wanted to be.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0120613 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tony Goldwyn directs. Anthony B. Richmond behind the camera. Mason Daring scores. Dana Congdon cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Tony Goldwyn, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Mason Daring. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Dana Congdon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Diane Lane and Viggo Mortensen and Liev Schreiber carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "It was the summer of Woodstock... when she became the woman she always wanted to be.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0120613 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 8 themes, including "puberty", "adultery", "infidelity", "woodstock, new york".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Anthony B. Richmond
- Original score
- Mason Daring
- Editing
- Dana Congdon
- Production design
- Dan Leigh
- Costume design
- Jess Goldstein
- Makeup / hair
- Diane Simard
- Sound
- Dominick Tavella
- Stunt coordinator
- Minor Mustain
- Runtime
- 107 min · 1h 47m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $14,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Tony Goldwyn
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Miramax
US
Village Roadshow Pictures
US
- GR
Groucho II Film Partnership
- PU
Punch 21 Productions
Key crew
- ProducerLee Gottsegen
- Production DesignDan Leigh
- ProducerMurray Schisgal
- Executive ProducerGraham Burke
- CastingSuzanne Smith Crowley
- ProducerDustin Hoffman
- GafferJean-Marc Hébert
- ProducerTony Goldwyn
- ProducerNeil Koenigsberg
- CastingAnn Goulder
- ProducerJay Cohen
- Costume DesignJess Goldstein
- CastingBilly Hopkins
- Co-ProducerJosette Perrotta
- Executive ProducerGreg Coote
- Associate ProducerLemore Syvan
- Art DirectionGilles Aird
- CastingKerry Barden
- EditorDana Congdon
- Script SupervisorFrance Lachapelle
- Associate ProducerLaura Gherardi
- Art Department CoordinatorAnnette Bélanger
- Second Assistant DirectorLouise Renault
- Production ExecutiveJason Zelin
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- puberty
- adultery
- infidelity
- woodstock, new york
- moon landing
- first kiss
- 1960s
- summer holiday
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1999-01-29R
