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The Man in the Moon (1992)

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Reviews Counted: 13

Fresh: 12

Rotten:1

Average Rating: 7.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Robert Mulligan's graceful coming-of-age drama, set in rural Louisiana in 1957, explores the relationship change two sisters experience when both fall for the handsome new boy next door, Court Foster (Jason London). The younger... Robert Mulligan's graceful coming-of-age drama, set in rural Louisiana in 1957, explores the relationship change two sisters experience when both fall for the handsome new boy next door, Court Foster (Jason London). The younger sister, 14-year-old Dani (Reese Witherspoon), gains Court's friendship and a brief kiss but not his romantic affections, which he delivers to college-bound Maureen (Emily Warfield). The once-close sisters turn into rivals while learning some painful lessons about growing up. But when a sudden tragedy strikes, they are forced to draw strength from their powerful familial bond. Witherspoon gives a moving performance in her film debut, and Mulligan demonstrates once again his graceful and tender knack (shown in previous films such as SUMMER OF '42 and TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD) for capturing the bewilderment, awkwardness, and fresh excitement of adolescence. [More]

Starring: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Reese Witherspoon, Jason London

Starring: Sam Waterston, Tess Harper, Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield

Director: Robert Mulligan

Director: Robert Mulligan

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Mulligan uses a delicate touch in revealing the confusion in growing up and the loss in discovering that the world isn't as simple or perfect as children believe it to be.

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Mark Pfeiffer
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Beautifully filmed, with Mulligan's special gifts for depicting country life and the South.

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Tender and touching film about two sisters whose close relationship is tested by the joy of love and the pain of grief.

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"a drama that lingers on in the memory"

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Self-contained in its own simplicity

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