In the Shadow of the Moon

Infobox Film
name = In the Shadow of the Moon


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caption = Promotional film poster
director = David Sington
Christopher Riley
producer = Duncan Copp
Christopher Riley
Sarah Kinsella
John Battsek
Julie Goldman

writer =
narrator =
starring =
music = Philip Sheppard
cinematography = Clive North
editing = David Fairhead| post production= Molinare
distributor = flagicon|United States THINKFilm
flagicon|United Kingdom Vertigo Films
released = flagicon|United States January 19, 2007
flagicon|Canada October 19, 2007
flagicon|Germany February 10, 2007
flagicon|United States September 7, 2007 (limited release)
flagicon|United Kingdom November 2, 2007
runtime = 100 min.
country = flagcountry|United Kingdom
language = English
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gross =
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website = http://www.intheshadowofthemoon.com
amg_id = 382528
imdb_id = 0925248

"In the Shadow of the Moon" is a 2006cite web| url = http://festival.sundance.org/filmguide/popup.aspx?film=3316| title = In the Shadow of the Moon| accessdate = 2007-04-08| work = World Documentary Competition| publisher = Sundance Film Festival| language = English] British documentary film about the United States' manned missions to the Moon. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Audience Award. In March 2008, it was the first film to win the Sir Arthur Clarke Award for Best Film Presentation. It was given a limited release in the United States on September 7, 2007, and in Canada on October 19, 2007.cite web| url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925248/releaseinfo| title = In the Shadow of the Moon (2006) - Release dates| accessdate = 2007-04-08| publisher = Internet Movie Database| language = English] ["Calgary Sun", October 19, 2007] It was released on DVD in the United States on February 22, 2008, and March 31, 2008, in the United Kingdom. [ [http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000X9VU5W Amazon.co.uk: In The Shadow Of The Moon [2007: John Young,Buzz Aldrin,Michael Collins: DVD ] ] [ [http://www.intheshadowofthemoon.com In the Shadow of the Moon ] ] [ [http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3593938/In-The-Shadow-Of-The-Moon/Product.html Play.com (UK) : In The Shadow Of The Moon (Documentary) : DVD - Free Delivery ] ]

ynopsis

"In the Shadow of the Moon" follows the manned missions to the Moon made by the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The documentary reviews both the footage and media available to the public at the time of the missions, as well as NASA films and materials which had not been opened in over 30 years. All of this has been remastered in HD. Augmenting the archival audio and video are contemporary interviews with some surviving Apollo era astronauts, including Al Bean, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Charlie Duke, and Harrison Schmitt. The former astronauts have the only speaking roles in the movie, although occasional supplementary information is presented on screen with text and archival television footage presents the words of journalists such as Jules Bergman and Walter Cronkite. Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the Moon, declined to participate.

The documentary shares its name with a book by space historians Colin Burgess and Francis French, and both include many original interviews with Apollo lunar astronauts. The documentary offers a view of the Apollo program that is complementary to the book and is neither a source nor a tie-in.

Participants

Ten of the twenty-four astronauts who orbited, looped around, or landed on the Moon appear on camera. Six of the remaining fourteen astronauts who reached the vicinity of the Moon have died. The remaining eight were not featured in the film. All manned Apollo flights with the exception of Apollo 7, which did not go to the Moon, were represented in the film. The film is "presented" by Ron Howard, whom the producers brought on after the film was made to help promote it. There is no narration in the film.

Apollo 11

*Buzz Aldrin, Lunar Module Pilot
*Michael Collins, Command Module Pilot

Apollo 12

*Alan Bean, Lunar Module Pilot

Apollo 13

*Jim Lovell, Commander (also Apollo 8)

Apollo 14

*Edgar Mitchell, Lunar Module Pilot

Apollo 15

*David Scott, Commander (also Apollo 9)

Apollo 16

*John Young, Commander (also Apollo 10)
*Charles Duke, Lunar Module Pilot (also Apollo 11 CapCom )

Apollo 17

*Eugene Cernan, Commander (also Apollo 10)
*Harrison Schmitt, Lunar Module Pilot

Reception

Critics gave the film very positive reviews. Metacritic reported "In the Shadow of the Moon" had an average score of 84 out of 100, based on 34 reviews, classifying the film's reception as "Universal Acclaim." [cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/shadowofthemoon |title=Reviews |publisher=Metacritic]

"Entertainment Weekly" rated the movie an A, with reviewer Owen Gleiberman commenting that watching the film "was like to travel to the Moon and back" [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20053781,00.html In the Shadow of the Moon | Movie Review | Entertainment Weekly ] ] The "Los Angeles Times" called the film a "fresh and compelling film, made with intelligence and emotion" [ [http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-shadow7sep07,0,7720728.story?coll=cl-mreview 'In the Shadow of the Moon' - MOVIE REVIEW - Los Angeles Times - calendarlive.com ] ] Meanwhile, "The Hollywood Reporter" concluded that "The value of this film, not just to moviegoers today but to future generations, is simply enormous." [ [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film/reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=9772 The Hollywood Reporter ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.itsotm.com In the Shadow of the Moon Official Site (UK)]
* [http://www.intheshadowofthemoon.com In the Shadow of the Moon Official Site (US)]
* [http://www.thespacereview.com/article/958/1 Review by Jeff Foust, The Space Review ]
* [http://www.roddenberry.com/TwoStripsofLatinumIntheShadowoftheMoon.124.news Review by Dennis Rayburn, Roddenberry.com]
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925248/ In the Shadow of the Moon] at [http://www.imdb.com/ IMDB]