Pierrot waxes romantic, entranced by the moon. Harlequin appears and bullies him, then uses a magic lantern to project an image of Columbine. Pierrot tries to court the illusory Columbine unsuccessfully, then enters a mystical moon-realm from which he returns dead.
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- Paul KalkhofOctober 29, 2025Classic avant-garde film with a great soundtrack. I remember having to analyze it for a film theory class midterm. Was a great revisit.
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Rabbit's Moon was released on January 1, 1971.
Rabbit's Moon was directed by Kenneth Anger.
Rabbit's Moon has a runtime of 16m.
Rabbit's Moon was produced by Pierre Braunberger.
Pierrot waxes romantic, entranced by the moon. Harlequin appears and bullies him, then uses a magic lantern to project an image of Columbine. Pierrot tries to court the illusory Columbine unsuccessfully, then enters a mystical moon-realm from which he returns dead.
The key characters in Rabbit's Moon are Pierrot (uncredited) (André Soubeyran), Harlequin (uncredited) (Claude Revenant), Columbine (uncredited) (Nadine Valence).
Rabbit's Moon is a Drama, Fantasy, Short film.
Rabbit's Moon has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.