“Far Side of the Moon” is a French Canadian film with that European feel. With a dark noir angst underlying the story, “Far Side…” is a drama about one man’s dreams and his failure to achieve them. In the midst of his failures he must deal with the death of his mother and the cold indifference of his brother. Philip is struggling with a doctorial thesis that is difficult to defend – man is exploring space due to narcissism. To pay bills he’s tied to a dead-end telemarketing job with a boss intent on his being unemployed. And like a sad-sack, he misses special invitations and deadlines due to inattention and ineptness.
The overall filming was well done. It was the long pauses and dark silence for dramatic appeal that slowed the feature down. Characters and the story board were a tad slow in developing. A brighter tempo might have helped with the flow. Overall, a nice bit of filming. French with English subtitles.
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