One Night the Moon

The movie was boring and the musical aspect felt out of place. I had to watch this for my HSC and the only thing that kept me watching was the sexual tension between Albert and Rose.

What an amazing film - it captured the true essence of the early Australian land and their characters so well. The characters were so real and the soundtrack combined with that big bright shiny moon really sent shivers down my spine.

I loved the scene with the little girl and her Mother playing among the sheets. She was all the love that Mother had in that hard hot land.

My head spun with the bloody minded racial ignorance and the subsequent tragic consequences that ensued. Do we ever learn?

I have tried to buy this film to send it to my friends overseas but can not find it anywhere. Can anyone assist with this?

"One Night the Moon" is quite possibly the best Australian movie I've seen since "Picnic at Hanging Rock".

It's a very short movie, exquisitely filmed to take advantage of the grandeur of Australian countryside (filmed in South Australia). The story is driven by music, rather than dialogue, but is more of an operatic movie than a musical (both in the emotional intensity of music as well as the theme of the story). I was very impressed with the music and acting (and they get good acting from Paul Kelly by making him sing as he is a musician rather than an actor).

Highly recommended.

WOW!! What a powerful film! With extraordinary use of music and song, and not being a fan of musicals in general, this film is a true example of modern art. I could not help but be completely and utterly moved. Reduced to tears I felt their pain and heartache. Camera shots comprising of Extreme Close ups amongst long shots of vast Australian Outback forced the viewer to connect with the actors and their anguish amongst an almost uninhabited world. The fathers scene of self destruction was different and very well used to represent his loss. I was surprised how well this little trick worked! This Director got it right. No, she got it better than right - it was amazing!

Thank you Rachel Perkins!! You are truly an inspiration to other filmmakers (like me) and I look forward to seeing more of your work! In fact, I cant wait!!!!

This is a poetic song of a film, as mythic as Picnic at Hanging Rock or Walkabout, about the disappearance of a child bewitched by the moon, and the anguished searching of his parents.

It's also about racism and the different attitudes to belonging in the beautiful but harsh outback. With haunting music and songs by Australian musical legends Paul Kelly (who also plays the father, singing as he searches) and Kev Carmody as well as Mairead Hannan, this is an unusual and satisfying experience.

At under 60 minutes, it does really not qualify as a feature film, but it did play at cinemas in Australia.