Claire of the Moon (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

What a magical story! Intimate, touching and a beautiful glimpse into what finding your ONE is all about. How to describe the sensitive, sensual and perfect performances by the two leading ladies? SUPERB!This is one of those rare movies that touches your heart and makes you FEEL what we are all searching for, love and connection.Nichole Conn has outdone herself. BRILLIANT!

I really enjoyed this film. No, it is not the best movie ever made, but, it's a cool flick to watch when you might be feeling down. This movie for sure kept Levi's in business. I guess lesbians only wore jeans in the early 90's...don't know. I did not understand why they kept Claire in the jeans during the love scene. But, for all of the negatives that others have mentioned, you have to see this movie just for Maggie's character alone. I felt that if it were not for Maggie (she renminds me of Dorothy from Golden Girls; quick whit), this movie would have really dragged on. The other characters reminded me of the "Golden Girls" characters. The southerner (Tara is the Blanche Devereaux), the suburban housewife (Rose), the crazy spiritual lady (she reminded me of Sophia of Golden Girls), and the substitute teacher-ish looking lady (Dorothy). All in all, excellent movie, flaws and all.

To a short, shallow same sex encounter. Over-acted by today's standards. If you are looking for a Lesbian love story, there are better movies in that genre. This one is for folks who are very easy to please.

Movie was beautifully made.

I saw the film for the first time last week, and watched it again a few days later to balance first impressions.The film is essentially about two quite different characters, Dr Noel Benedict and Claire Jabrowski, who meet at a writer's retreat and are attracted despite their discordant backgrounds and values. The dynamics of that relationship form the core of the film and are quite well conveyed. For that reason alone the picture is worth seeing. Karen Trumbo is superb as Noel and Trisha Todd also won my affections in her role as Claire. She had some of the worst lines but is excellent in some moments and I picked those up with delight.It is unusual still to see such such overt sexual tension between women in a film and must have been quite radical at the time (1992). Some moments in the development of that relationship are nicely captured and stay with you, always a good sign in a film. The dialogue and acting are a little stilted at times but on the second viewing I came to see this as quite 'high camp' and and it added to my enjoyment.I identify with the period too. The clothes and customs are familiar and although my social scene was very different from that in the film I still enjoyed it. Noel and Claire were less stereotypical than the makers of the film, I thought, going on the secondary material also available in this DVD. To some degree they appear to be objects of fantasy in their own way but I actually knew women very like these two. Both are stunning.The natural setting of the picture is beautiful and perfectly supports the lyrical fantasy of the relationship between the two women. That is the power of this film. Anyone who has fallen in love with another woman will recognise with a thrill that unique tension and curiosity.I've read other quite negative criticisms of this film but if you locate it in its time and social context and suspend contemporary judgements you will enjoy it immensely. The film was made with limited resources which could explain some of the rougher edges but in a strange way these add to the appeal for me.

I just purchased the new DVD including a bonus "Moments' or the 'making of' DVD. Which is good value if you are a fan of independent lesbian movies. This movie is interesting and entertaining and really worth a look. True the acting is patchy and the production values leave something to be desired, but given the small budget I think this movie does a decent job of bringing a lesbian love story to the screen.The lead actresses are convincing as polar opposites who overcome all obstacles and get together in the final scene.Also Trisha Todd is such a babe this movie is worth watching for her alone.

I can forgive an indie film with low production budget as long as there's a strong script and good acting, but the script was the weakest part of Claire of the Moon and the acting was awkward. My wife and I couldn't even finish watching and turned off the disc before reaching the end. The lesbian characters were pompous and self-important, spouting off with painfully pretentious self-congratulations on being such special swowflakes because they were women who loved other women. If I'd met this crew when I was a teenager, I would never have come out. I would be too mortified to identify myself with such unlikeable people.

Loved the gift