In the vast landscape of European cinema, few films manage to balance the sweeping aesthetics of a period romance with the jagged, psychological edges of a post-war drama quite like Nicole Garcia’s Mal de Pierres (released in English as From the Land of the Moon ). Released in 2016 to critical acclaim and an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival, the film remains a haunting exploration of desire, duty, and the secrets we keep to survive.
Set in post-World War II France, the story follows , a woman whose "free spirit" is viewed by her family and provincial society as a sign of mental instability. After her obsessive pursuit of a local schoolteacher leads to a scandal, her mother gives her a choice: marry a stoic Spanish laborer named José (Alex Brendemühl) or be committed to an asylum. from the land of the moon 2016 ok.ru