United States / Oct 12, 2000 / Chicago International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A young woman tries to ease herself out of the closet without terrifying her parents in the process in this comedy-drama. The year is 1969, and Sacha (Marie Bunel) is a young Belgian woman living in Canada. Sacha's family sent her to Canada to attend medical school, but she hasn't had the heart to tell them that she's dropped out of college to devote herself to her new interest in photography. Sacha also hasn't told her parents that she's a lesbian -- and that she has a new girlfriend, Odile (Macha Grenon). Odile is tired of being kept a secret, and insists that Sacha tell her parents the truth before American astronauts land on the moon in a few months -- or else. Sacha flies home to Belgium for a visit, planning to come clean to her folks, but she discovers they've arranged a huge welcome home party for the entire neighborhood. With everyone so excited that the soon-to-be-doctor is paying them a visit, Sacha wonders when the time will be right to give her family the news.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Que faisaient les femmes pendant que l'homme marchait sur la lune? |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rendez-Vous Production, RTBF, Les Films Vision 4, CAB Productions, Banana Films, TSR |
| Release date | 4 luglio 2001 |
| Production | Catherine Burniaux, François Charlent, Jean-Luc Van Damme, Françoise Vercheval, Arlette Zylberberg, Claude Veillet, Jean-Louis Porchet, Gérard Ruey, Frédéric Bernard |
| Writer | Chris Vander Stappen |
| Editing | France Duez |
| Cinematography | Michel Houssiau |
| Assistant directors | Cati Le Du, Chris Vander Stappen |
| Camera operators | Michel Houssiau |
| Additional photography | Michel Houssiau |
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| Production design | Eugénie Collet, Florence Vercheval |
| Art direction | Eugénie Collet, Florence Vercheval |
| Set decoration | Eugénie Collet, Florence Vercheval |
| Music | Ionel Petroï, Frédéric Vercheval, Alek Goosse |
| Sound | Ionel Petroï, Frédéric Vercheval, Alek Goosse |
| Costume design | Marie Parelle |
| Makeup | Marie Parelle |
| Hairstyling | Marie Parelle |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
France / Jul 04, 2001
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