The Moon in the Gutter (1983)
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70% want to see it
(39 ratings)
Filmmaker Jean-Jacques Beineix followed up the surprise international success of his first feature, Diva, with this stylish but downbeat drama. Gerard (Gerard Depardieu) is a dock worker who becomes an emotional wreck following the rape and suicide of his sister. As his relationships with his… More Filmmaker Jean-Jacques Beineix followed up the surprise international success of his first feature, Diva, with this stylish but downbeat drama. Gerard (Gerard Depardieu) is a dock worker who becomes an emotional wreck following the rape and suicide of his sister. As his relationships with his girlfriend Bella (Victoria Abril), his drunken brother, and his depressive father begin to decay, Gerard becomes obsessed with finding the man who attacked his sister and spends most of his nights lurking about the scene of the crime. In time, Gerard makes the acquaintance of Loretta (Nastassja Kinski), who cruises by the waterfront every evening in a red sports car. Desperate to pull himself out of his emotional doldrums, Gerard becomes involved with Loretta. Bella, however, is not at all happy about this, and she convinces a pair of strong-arm men to teach him a lesson. Gerard must now decide if he wants to be with Loretta or Bella, just as he's discovered evidence that may reveal who raped his sister. La Lune Dans Le Caniveau received uneven reviews on its initial release and won a French Cesar Award for its production design. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
R,
- Studio
- Cinema Libre Studio
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
An extravagantly elongated trance
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Marty Mapes, Movie Habit
Characters with unreadable motives are hard to like, and no amount of atmosphere can help
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Cast
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Gérard Depardieu
as Gerard
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Nastassja Kinski
as Loretta
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Victoria Abril
as Bella
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Vittorio Mezzogiorno
as Newton Channing
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Dominique Pinon
as Frank
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Bertice Reading
as Lola
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Gabriel Monnet
as Tom
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Milena Vukotic
as Frieda
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Bernard Farcy
as Jesus
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Anne-Marie Coffinet
as Dora
- Guido Alberti
- Katya Berger
- Victor Cavallo
- Jacques Herlin
- Jean-Roger Milo
- Jean-Pierre Laurent
