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Amos Lassen wrote on 04/03/2011:

From Austria comes “Whispering Moon” (WaterBearer Films), the story of Jannis a young gay guy and Patrick, his mute boyfriend. The two are making a documentary about a government conspiracy which has brought about several attempts at politial assassinations.
The film starts with an interrogation that looks to be not only intense but somewhat dangerous. At first we are no quite sure of the direction of the film but we soon see that it moves back and forth in time. Jannis tells us how he and Patrick joined a circus in order to shoot their film which exposes the conspiracy which uses poisoned frogs. What seems as if it will be a dark film actually is a playful, witty and quite inventive film.
Combining a variety of media and narrative approaches, the filmmaker, Michael Satzinger weaves his story that grabs the viewer by the collar. We are, thereby, asked to think about what storytelling is and why we tell stories. Deception emerges as a major aspect of daily life and Satzinger shows how easily we can fall victim to deception. He shows us that it is relatively easy to alter images and make things appear to be quite different from what they are in actuality.
The film is set sometime in the not so distant future and it is a movie unlike any movie I have ever seen. Using a plethora of different techniques to move the plot along the movie is quite cutting edge. It sizzles, dazzles and stuns. “Whispering Moon” bombards us visually and challenges us while, at the same time, it amuses and entertains.
This is definitely not your usual kind of motion picture. As it mixes hoaxes, young love, exposes and poisonous frogs, it shows us the wild and creative mind of its director . The actors charm us with their acting ability and boyish good looks (and one particularly graphic nude scene and several others that are beautiful to watch in their sublimity).
I love this movie but I must admit it took a little while to get into it and then to realize what it is really all about. When it was over, I realized that I had not just seen a film, but not actually been a part of a unique experience. This is definitely not your usual cinematic fare.

Janorm wrote on 04/10/2008:

This Austrian film has to be the most mind blowing international-who-done-it since the Tennessee Williams/Alfred Hitchcock genere of years past! It is just amazing to watch it unfold on the screen. Simply put: Fantastic!! Watch for the Shakespearen end! The actors portray the characters perfectly. A definite addition to your Collection. FANTASTIC LOVE STORY WITH A TWIST!!!

blt wrote on 07/20/2007:

You have to give experimental filmmakers some leeway. Whispering Moon does contain several good features, including sight gags and a novel use of action scenes juxtaposed with computer graphics. In addition, the gay sexuality of the principal characters is open and shameless in the few scenes where it's shown.
On the whole, though, the film is unimportant and trivial. In the circus scenes young children are shown enjoying the pratfalls of the clowns. Perhaps the film's best audience would be children, who don't have to worry about substance to enjoy the story line - all they ahve to do is giggle and snort at the silliness of its all.

peterp88 wrote on 06/21/2007:

Dominik Hartl (Patrick) is Hot! Julian Stamphor (Jannis) never showed what he had. I used to speak German but the dialect was Austrian and I had to rely on subtitles. A little Russian did not help. The subtitles did not appear long enough so that I had to rewind to read fully what was being said. I enjoyed this movie even if it was weird. I would reccomend this film with caution. Full frontal is there and is nice, really nice. I had to view it several times before I sent these comments.

drifter19432001 wrote on 06/19/2007:

I'll give this flick a couple of stars for (1) innovative boldness; it probably misses its mark, if it has a mark at all; and (2) another star for dreamy gay chaaracters.