From the Land of the Moon
Seen it?2016 | 120 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office loss and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Notes on a Scandal, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In 1950s France, a free-spirited woman trapped in an arranged marriage falls in love with an injured veteran of the Indochinese War.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
32% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Cannes award.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$48K worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nicole Garcia
- Marion CotillardGabrielle
- Louis GarrelAndré Sauvage
- Àlex BrendemühlJosé
- Brigitte RoüanAdéle
- Victoire du BoisJeannine
- Aloïse SauvageAgostine
- Daniel ParaMartin
- Jihwan KimBlaise
- Victor QuilichiniMarc - 14 ans
- Ange Black-BereyziatMarc Rabascal à 7 ans