It's the Earth Not the Moon
É na Terra Não é na Lua
Synopsis
A cameraman and a soundman arrive in Corvo in 2007, the smallest island in the archipelago of the Azores. Right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Corvo is a large rock, 6km high and 4km long, with the crater of a volcano and a single tiny village of 440 people. Gradually, this small filming crew is accepted by the island’s population as its new inhabitants, two people to add to a civilization almost 500 years old, whose history is hardly discernible, such is the lack of records and written memories. Shot at a vertiginous pace throughout a few years, self‐produced between arrivals, departures and coming‐backs, “It’s the Earth not the Moon” develops as the logbook of a ship, and turns out as a patchwork of discoveries and experiences, which follow the contemporary life of a civilization isolated in the middle of the sea. A long atlantic film‐odissey, divided in 14 chapters, that combines anthropological records, literature, lost archives, mythological and autobiographical stories.
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Locarno Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
April 19, 2012
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Gonçalo Tocha
- Original Title
- É na Terra Não é na Lua
- Country of Origin
- Portugal
- Spoken Languages
- Portuguese
- Runtime
- 3h 13m
- Production Studios
- Gonçalo Tocha
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Gonçalo Tocha
Department Leadership Roster
Gonçalo Tocha
Director
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What is It's the Earth Not the Moon about?
A cameraman and a soundman arrive in Corvo in 2007, the smallest island in the archipelago of the Azores. Right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Corvo is a large rock, 6km high and 4km long, with the crater of a volcano and a single tiny village of 440 people. Gradually, this small filming crew is accepted by the island’s population as its new inhabitants, two people to add to a civilization almost 500 years old, whose history is hardly discernible, such is the lack of records and written memories. Shot at a vertiginous pace throughout a few years, self‐produced between arrivals, departures and coming‐backs, “It’s the Earth not the Moon” develops as the logbook of a ship, and turns out as a patchwork of discoveries and experiences, which follow the contemporary life of a civilization isolated in the middle of the sea. A long atlantic film‐odissey, divided in 14 chapters, that combines anthropological records, literature, lost archives, mythological and autobiographical stories.
Who directed It's the Earth Not the Moon?
It's the Earth Not the Moon was directed by Gonçalo Tocha.
Who stars in It's the Earth Not the Moon?
The principal cast of It's the Earth Not the Moon includes Dídio Pestana, Gonçalo Tocha.
When was It's the Earth Not the Moon released and how long is it?
It's the Earth Not the Moon was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 3h 13m.