Rent Footprints on the Moon (1975)

3.4 of 5 from 66 ratings
1h 32min
Rent Footprints on the Moon (aka Le orme / Primal Impulse) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Florinda Bolkan delivers a masterly captivating depth to the character of Alice - a young woman grappling with memory loss. Haunted by visions of a sinister scientist (Klaus Kinski) deliberately abandoning astronauts on the Moon, Alice is struggling to recall her last three days. She finds an enigmatic postcard that beckons her to the island of Garma. There she discovers that the inhabitants recognise her - but as another person called Nicole. Confronting her fears, she delves into the mystery shrouding her identity and the events of those lost days, but this leads to murder and a surreal conclusion.
Actors:
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Directors:
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Producers:
Luciano Perugia
Writers:
Luigi Bazzoni, Mario Fanelli
Aka:
Le orme / Primal Impulse
Studio:
Shameless
Genres:
Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
Countries:
Italy
BBFC:
Release Date:
29/08/2009
Run Time:
92 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Shameless re-build edit of the film
  • Promotional Archive
  • Image Gallery
  • Original Trailers
  • 20 Shameless Trailers
BBFC:
Release Date:
29/04/2024
Run Time:
96 minutes
Languages:
English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English, English Hard of Hearing
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
(0) All
Bonus:
  • Original and International Versions
  • 'Remembering the Moon' Introduction by Florinda Boikan
  • 'Master of Light' Interview with Vittorio Storaro
  • To the Moon' Interview with Ida Galli
  • Audio Commentary by Rachael Nisbet
  • Original Italian Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews (1) of Footprints on the Moon

Intriguing, but Kinski is wasted - mild spoilers follow. - Footprints on the Moon review by NP

Spoiler Alert
30/03/2019

I was first moved to watch this because it been described as a giallo in several articles, and stars the fearsome Klaus Kinski. I came away from it deciding it is definitely not a giallo, and that Kinski’s involvement was far too brief.

There’s no black gloved killer, no nudity, no gore and no rousing soundtrack. What was interesting to me that I spotted that heroine Alice’s short hairstyle was in fact a wig (the join was given away in a close-up early on), and her longer hair – a wig in the film – seems actually to be actress Florinda Bolkan’s real hair.

That moment of self-congratulation aside, I found this to be an intriguing, rather artily-shot thriller. Luckily the moon shots are brief in total, leaving us more time to enjoy the elegant architecture and beautifully shot (this was director Luigi Bazzoni’s last film) locations in Rome and Turkey. In her bid to reclaim her memory, Alice runs into a little girl with piercing eyes, who looked familiar to me. Turns out little Nicoletta Elmi had also starred in ‘A Bay of Blood’, ‘Who Saw her Die?’, ‘Flesh for Frankenstein’ and ‘Deep Red’ (among others) by this time – not a bad resume for an 11 year old.

As for everything else, the occasionally muggy story is undoubtedly lifted by the acting. Bolkan is extremely good, and she is good company. Peter McEnery as Henry is also very good, never quite letting us fully believe in him as either a hero or villain.

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