Far Side of the Moon (film)

{{Short description|2003 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Far Side of the Moon

| image = tlareleasingfarsideofthemoon.jpg

| caption =

| director = Robert Lepage

| producer = Bob Krupinski
Mario St-Laurent

| writer = Robert Lepage

| narrator =

| starring = Robert Lepage
Anne-Marie Cadieux
Marco Poulin
Céline Bonnier
Lorraine Côté

| music = Benoît Jutras

| cinematography = Ronald Plante

| editing = Philippe Gagnon

| distributor = Alliance Atlantis{{cite web|title=La Face cachée de la lune (2003)|website=Library and Archives Canada |date=12 May 2015 |access-date=30 October 2021|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/canadian-feature-film-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=3782&DotsIdNumber=}}

| released = {{Film date|2003}}

| runtime = 105 mins

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

}}

Far Side of the Moon ({{langx|fr|La Face cachée de la lune}}) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Robert Lepage and released in 2003."From far side to big screen". Montreal Gazette, October 9, 2003. The film is based on Lepage's eponymous play, which premiered in 2000.{{cite web |title=The Far Side of the Moon |url=http://lacaserne.net/index2.php/theatre/the_far_side_of_the_moon/ |website=EX MACHINA |access-date=13 December 2018 |archive-date=1 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200601095855/http://lacaserne.net/index2.php/theatre/the_far_side_of_the_moon/ |url-status=dead }}

Set in the context of the USSR-United States Space Race of the 1960s, the film centres on two brothers, both played by Lepage, who are struggling to cope with the recent death by suicide of their mother (Anne-Marie Cadieux)."Robert Lepage's new film is about mom's death". Peterborough Examiner, September 6, 2003. Philippe, the older brother, is a doctoral student in astronomy who buries his feelings in his academic pursuits, while André, the younger brother, is a gay television weatherman who has always had a happier and easier path through life but finds himself struggling."Earth weary guy lost in space a Lepage probe of narcissism". Toronto Star, May 7, 2004.

The film received four Genie Award nominations at the 24th Genie Awards in 2004: Best Picture (Bob Krupinski and Mario St-Laurent), Best Director (Lepage), Best Actor (Lepage) and Best Adapted Screenplay (Lepage)."Genie smitten by Quebec's grand seduction; La belle province leads nominations 'Canadian Oscars' awarded May 1". Toronto Star, March 17, 2004. Lepage won the award for Best Adapted Screenplay."Genies are invaded by Denys Arcand". Hamilton Spectator, May 3, 2004.

The film was Canada's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the 77th Academy Awards, but was not nominated."Telefilm picks Robert Lepage's Far Side of the Moon as Oscar foreign film nod". The Telegram, September 10, 2004.