Moon, 66 Questions

Moon, 66 Questions
Greek languagesSelini, 66 erotiseis
Directed byJacqueline Lentzou
Written byJacqueline Lentzou
Produced byFenia Cossovitsa
StarringSofia Kokkali
Lazaros Georgakopoulos
CinematographyKonstantinos Koukoulios
Edited bySmaro Papaevangelou
Music byDelphine Malaussena
Production
company
Blonde Audiovisual Productions
Distributed byDanaos
Luxbox
Release date
  • March 18, 2021 (2021-03-18) (Vilnius)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesFrance
Greece
LanguageGreek

Moon, 66 Questions (Greek: Σελήνη, 66 ερωτήσεις, Selini, 66 erotiseis) is a French-Greek drama film, directed by Jacqueline Lentzou and released in 2021.[1] The film stars Sofia Kokkali as Artemis, a young woman who is forced to care for her estranged father Paris (Lazaros Georgakopoulos) after he suffers a debilitating illness,[2] with their fractured relationship taking a turn toward healing when she discovers that her father has spent his life in the closet about being gay.[3]

Lentzou described the film as inspired by a desire to explore the reverse of the more common story of parents reacting to a child coming out as gay.[3]

The film premiered in March 2021 at the Vilnius International Film Festival in the European Debut competition for first-time filmmakers.[4] It was later screened in the Encounters program at the 71st Berlin International Film Festival.[5]

Reception

Wendy Ide of The Observer praised the film's elliptical storytelling and described Lentzou's feature debut as notably confident in its use of cinematic form, particularly the visual expression of the emotional distance between Artemis and her father.[6]

Awards

The film won the Golden Puffin award at the 2021 Reykjavík International Film Festival.[7] Kokkali won the award for best actress in the international film slate at the 2021 Festival du nouveau cinéma.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Alan Ng, "Moon, 66 Questions". Film Threat, July 12, 2022.
  2. ↑ Wendy Ide, "Moon, 66 Questions review – oblique view of a family reunion is a cinematic pleasure". The Guardian, June 26, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Nick Chen, "Jacqueline Lentzou is the new romantic of Greek Weird cinema". Dazed, June 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ Ben Dalton, "Vilnius Film Festival to host screenings and red carpets from the city’s hotel rooms". Screen Daily, March 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ Jeremy Kay, "Film Movement takes Berlinale selection ‘Moon, 66 Questions’". Screen Daily, May 7, 2021.
  6. ↑ Ide, Wendy (26 June 2022). "Moon, 66 Questions review – oblique view of a family reunion is a cinematic pleasure". The Observer. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Vladan Petkovic, "Reykjavik's Golden Puffin flies to Jacqueline Lentzou for Moon, 66 Questions". Cineuropa, October 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Le 50e Festival du nouveau cinéma dévoile son palmarès et se poursuit en ligne jusqu’au 31 octobre 2021". CTVM, October 18, 2021.


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