unlike the ancient notion that the moon be a mirror of the earth surface and modern space exploration and satellite imagery have reveal that the moon be a large cratered rock with the far side permanently turn away from the earth . in quebecois director robert lepage film far side of the moon and the moon far side serf a a metaphor for the divide that separate two brother and each with a different sexual orientation . base on a one man stage play by mr. lepage and it be both a history of man exploration of the surface of the moon and the inner exploration of two individual who be try to put their life in order after the death of their mother ( anne marie cadieux ) . shot in fifteen day in digital video use dissolve and cgi and the film create a dazzling confluence of reality and fantasy that move effortlessly between past and present utilizing delightful and surreal effect that form a bridge between the earth and the cosmos . philippe look at the window of a washing machine and see the vastness of space and a trip into the stomach of a pregnant mother turn a fetus into a tiny astronaut connect to his craft and the stacking of bottle in a restaurant become the launching of a space mission and and a man walk on snow becomes an explorer on the moon . the two brother and philippe and andré and be perform in a dual role by the director . philippe be an unhappy dreamer with no relationship and no profession . he work a a telephone solicitor for the montreal newspaper le soleil but be clearly distracted and make personal call to his ex girlfriend ( céline bonnier ) and his brother that cause his employer consternation . his young brother andré and a gay man and be a weatherman for the local television station and maintain an ongoing relationship with carl ( marco poulin ) . more carefree than philippe and he be preoccupy with dispose of his mother possession . philippe be a perennial student who and at age forty and be still seek approval for his doctoral dissertation which argue that man desire to explore space be build and not on discover the mystery and wonder of the universe and but on his own narcissism his act of self projection . when philippe thesis be again reject by his doctoral committee and however and he seek other avenue for recognition but they lead only to humiliation . he be treat rudely by guard when he want to give a copy of his paper to former russian cosmonaut alexi leonov while be throw out of a late night bar for be loud and drunk while have an embarrass meeting with carl at a sauna and and when he receive an invitation to present his paper at a symposium in moscow and ridiculously forgets to adjust his watch to local time and face an empty theater . finally give a chance to showcase his creative talent when he be accept a a participant in a seti project to collect home video to send into space and he limit his film to show his apartment while ramble about his life and his video lack poetry or self awareness . a philippe life become increasingly dysfunctional and and his estrangement with andré more pronounced and a suddenly discover secret bring the two brother together . like the scarred far side of the moon and their life have sustain repeat impact which they have keep well hidden . now that their scar be reveal and a huge burden have be lift and and and with the aid of cgi and philippe weightless body can ascend into space . far side of the moon be entertain and highly imaginative and i would recommend it and yet there be little emotion in the film and and for all it transcendental motif and i find it to be lack a sense of the mystery and wonder of either outer or inner space .