Favourites of the Moon
7
105 min
The story revolves around two objects, a rare set of 18th-century Limoges china, and a 19th century aristocratic portrait. As these items are passed, sold, or stolen from one character to another, a giddy round dance of excess begins to take shape, one which suggests that if history doesn't repeat itself, it certainly rhymes. Together with co-writer Gérard Brach, whose other co-writing credits include Repulsion and Tess, Otar Iosseliani uses a feather-light touch to expose the futility of class and social order, making a bagatelle of the concerns of rich and poor alike.
Released: 1985-02-06
Production:
Centre National de la Cinématographie,
France 3 (FR 3),
Sovinfilm,
Ministère de la Culture,
Philippe Dussart,
RAI
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