Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 16 min
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
A Japanese fairy tale meets commedia dell'Arte. All in white, the naïf Pierrot lies in a wood. Doo-wop music plays as he rises, stares about, and reaches for the moon. Although music abounds and the children of the wood are there at play, Pierrot is melancholy and alone. Harlequin appears, brimming with confidence and energy. He conjures the lovely Colombina. Pierrot is dazzled. But can the course of true love run smooth?
- dance
- pantomime
- avant-garde
- short film
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
André Soubeyran
Pierrot (uncredited)
Claude Revenant
Harlequin (uncredited)
Nadine Valence
Columbine (uncredited)
- Directed
- Kenneth Anger
- Written
- Kenneth Anger
Production
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 · 70 ratings
- Studio
- Puck Film Productions
The Collection
The complete story, in order.
1971 · You’re hereRabbit's Moon
Where it starts.
Lucifer Rising
1974
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
