The Voice of the Moon

The Voice of the Moon

120 mins | Drama, Comedy, Adventure | March 5, 1990

A parable on the whisperings of the soul that only madmen and vagabonds are capable of hearing. Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia made of television commercials, beauty pageants, rock music, Catholicism, and pagan rituals.

The Voice of the Moon

120 mins | Drama, Comedy, Adventure | March 5, 1990

The Voice of the Moon
A parable on the whisperings of the soul that only madmen and vagabonds are capable of hearing. Odd couple Ivo Salvini, recently released from a mental asylum, and former prefect Gonnella wander through the countryside and discover a dystopia made of television commercials, beauty pageants, rock music, Catholicism, and pagan rituals.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Films A2, RAI, La Sept Cinéma, Cinémax
Original title La voce della luna
Directors Marco Polimeni, Daniela Barbiani, Norma Giacchero, Gianni Arduini, Federico Fellini
Writers Ermanno Cavazzoni, Tullio Pinelli, Federico Fellini

Cast

Roberto Benigni

as Ivo Salvini

Paolo Villaggio

as Gonnella

Angelo Orlando

as Nestore

Nadia Ottaviani

as Aldina

Marisa Tomasi

as Marisa

Syusy Blady

as Susy

Dario Ghirardi

as Journalist

Nigel Harris

as Giuanin Micheluzzi

Dominique Chevalier

as Terzio Micheluzzi

Eraldo Turra

as l'avvocato /

Giordano Falzoni

as il professore

Ferruccio Brembilla

as il medico

Fabio Gaetani

as il giullare

Lorose Keller

as la duchessa

Patrizio Roversi

as il figlio del prefetto Gonnella

Uta Schmidt

as la nonna / Grandmother (uncredited)

Franco Javarone

as Pigafetta

Sim

as Flute player

Silvana Strocchi

as Gertrude, Oboist's Wife

Salvatore Billa

as (uncredited)

Luciana Castellucci

as (uncredited)

Giovanni Morosi

as Gonnella's Neighbor (uncredited)

Lucia Mortato

as Dancer (uncredited)