The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Moon and the Son, a 30-minute autobiographical animated film by John Canemaker, explores the difficult emotional terrain of father/son relationships as seen through Canemaker's own turbulent relationship with his father. Featuring the voices of noted actors Eli Wallach and John Turturro in the roles of father and son, The Moon and the Son combines memory, fact, conjecture, trial transcripts, audio recordings, home movies, photos, snapshots, and original animation to tell the story of an Italian immigrant's troubled life and the devastating consequences of his actions on his family.
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 28m
- Released
- 2005
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2005
Storyline
The Moon and the Son, a 30-minute autobiographical animated film by John Canemaker, explores the difficult emotional terrain of father/son relationships as seen through Canemaker's own turbulent relationship with his father. Featuring the voices of noted actors Eli Wallach and John Turturro in the roles of father and son, The Moon and the Son combines memory, fact, conjecture, trial transcripts, audio recordings, home movies, photos, snapshots, and original animation to tell the story of an Italian immigrant's troubled life and the devastating consequences of his actions on his family.
Top credits
Eli Wallach — Father
John Turturro — Son- Mary Bringle — Mom
- Peter Schlosser — Lawyer
Awards
1 win & 0 nominations
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Unusual and painful...and probably not a film that will please most viewers
A Mixed Media Animated Biopic
An Artist Uses All The Considerable Talent at His Command to Revenge on and Reconcile With His Father
Technical specs
- Color
- Color
