The Tit and the Moon


1h 28m 1994

Brief Synopsis

A 9-year-old boy, frustrated by his newborn brother's claim on their mother's breasts, makes a plaintive appeal to the moon for a breast of his own, which soon arrives in the form of a French cabaret performer and her besotted, jealous husband.

Film Details

Also Known As
La teta y la luna, Teta y la luna, La, Tit and the Moon
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
First Look Holdings; Strand Releasing; United International Pictures
Location
Northern Spain

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

Synopsis

A 9-year-old boy, frustrated by his newborn brother's claim on their mother's breasts, makes a plaintive appeal to the moon for a breast of his own, which soon arrives in the form of a French cabaret performer and her besotted, jealous husband.

Film Details

Also Known As
La teta y la luna, Teta y la luna, La, Tit and the Moon
Genre
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
First Look Holdings; Strand Releasing; United International Pictures
Location
Northern Spain

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 28m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States December 1994

Released in United States February 1995

Released in United States on Video January 17, 2006

Released in United States September 1994

Released in United States September 1995

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 1995.

Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1994.

Bigas Luna and Cuca Canals received the Osella d'Oro for best screenplay at the 1994 Venice Film Festival.

Began shooting January 1994.

Completed shooting Late April 1994.

Released in United States 1995 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Los Angeles February 23 - March 3, 1995.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1997

Released in United States on Video January 17, 2006

Released in United States February 1995 (Shown in Los Angeles (American Cinematheque) as part of program "Recent Spanish Cinema" February 22-27, 1995.)

Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival September 1-4, 1995.)

Released in United States December 1994 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Spanish Cinema Now III" December 2-15, 1994.)

Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1994.)