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Claire of the Moon Directed by Nicole Conn Produced by Pamela S. Kuri
Nicole ConnWritten by Nicole Conn Starring Trisha Todd
Karen TrumboMusic by Michael Allen Harrison Cinematography Randolph Sellars Editing by Michael Solinger Distributed by Demi-Monde Productions Release date(s) 1992 Running time 105 minutes Country United States Language English Claire of the Moon is a 1992 lesbian-themed rhetoric drama film. The film stars Trisha Todd and Karen Trumbo.
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Plot summary
Claire of the Moon is set in the 1990s in the Pacific Northwest. Claire Jabrowski (Todd), a famous heterosexual author, decides to attend a retreat for all-female writers. Claire's rommate at the retreat is Dr. Noel Benedict, author of a book called The Naked Truth. The movie culminates in a sexual encounter between the two authors.[1]
Cultural significance
When Claire of the Moon was released, there was not a significant market for lesbian films. The film received solid reviews from the "L.A. Reader" and was successful in L.A., Seattle, Chicago, Portland and the entire Bay Area with the exception of San Francisco. However, lesbian critics gave the film poor reviews. Conn described Claire "...as a social phenomenon in the sense that it divided and explored the vast differences between the political dyke and Jane Q. Lesbo."[2]
References
- ^ Maslin, Janet (16 April 1993). "A Therapist And a Satirist Fall in Love". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F0CE3DD1F3DF935A25757C0A965958260. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- ^ Olson, Jenni (3 October 2002). "An Interview with Nicole Conn". PlanetOut.com. Archived from the original on 2003-10-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20031027231125/http://planetout.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=260. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
External links
- Claire of the Moon at the Internet Movie Database
- Claire of the Moon at Rotten Tomatoes
- Claire of the Moon at AllRovi
Categories:- American films
- English-language films
- 1992 films
- American LGBT-related films
- Lesbian-related films
- Romantic drama films
- LGBT film stubs
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