| Notes | Criterion Collection Blu-ray edition
Louis Malle meets Lewis Carroll in this bizarre and bewitching trip down the rabbit hole. After skirting the horrors of a mysterious war being waged in the countryside, beautiful young Lily (Cathryn Harrison) takes refuge in a remote farmhouse, where she becomes embroiled in the surreal domestic life of an extremely unconventional family. Evocatively shot by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, Black Moon is a Freudian tale of adolescent sexuality set in a postapocalyptic world of shifting identities and talking animals. It is one of Malle’s most experimental films and a cinematic daydream like no other.
New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
Archival video interview with director Louis Malle
Gallery of behind-the-scenes photos
Alternate French-dubbed soundtrack
Original theatrical trailer
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Ginette Vincendeau
New cover by Yann Legendre |
