Austrian director Michael Satzinger has attempted a genre-bending gay-themed mystery-romance with his “Das Flüstern des Mondes” [Eng. Title: Whispering Moon]. And he pretty much pulls it off!
The complex storyline involves a heady romance between two young men – Jannis (Julian Stampfer) and Patrick (Dominic Hartel, credited as Dominic Hartl), trying to solve the bizarre serial murder of local politicians. Patrick – mute after a childhood trauma, tries to upstage his mother (Liane Wagner) – an investigative journalist, as revenge for causing the suicide of his father, or so he believes. The murder weapon is apparently an exotic Amazonian toad, kept by the owner of a travelling circus. Patrick is equipped with a secret camera as he joins the circus as a help, hoping to record any incriminating evidence. This will lead to an unexpected distraction for Jannis, as he’ll have to contend with a potential love-rival in the form of Mo (Julia Shwarz). Events take an expected turn, and lovelorn Jannis will have to face the consequences. But then again, all is not what it seems in this charming little charade…
The film is quite playful in that the plot never follows a straight trajectory – extraordinary twists are inserted into proceedings to heartily parody an Italian Giallo. It’s a film of tricks, mirrors, and cheeky mouse-clicks that unexpectedly make an appearance to de-construct the narrative. The circus environment also gives Satzinger a perfect excuse to introduce eccentric characters into the film, which he uses to good effect. Granted – this film doesn’t represent the cutting-edge of special effects (and rightly so, as that would otherwise be inappropriate), and it doesn’t contain the most convincing of performances either (that’ll again not be appropriate for the film) – these imperfections actually add to its unique advantage. It’s a quirky film, made with minimal budget, and a degree of wit. The Amazon PAL link below should, by all likelihood, be superior to my unfortunate NTSC letter-boxed edition. Either way, those who like Roland Reber’s films will certainly enjoy this quaint little oddity – Recommended Viewing..!
The Nudity: Dominik Hartel, Julian Stampfer, and Julia Schwarz
Two lengthy scenes in the film feature uninhibited nudity; the first is a love scene when Patrick finally relents to Jannis’ persuasion. The second is when Mo, while sharing a shower cubicle with Patrick, learns that he isn’t strictly gay after all. She also discovers that someone had locked them from the outside and stolen their clothes. Mo begins to panic because it will be daylight soon, and she has a peculiar ailment that makes her allergic to sunlight.

Uninhibited nudity from Dominik Hartel, Julian Stampfer, and Julia Schwarz in Michael Satzinger’s Austrian romantic mystery, “Das Flüstern des Mondes” aka “Whispering Moon”.
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Compilation: Dominik Hartel, Julian Stampfer, and Julia Schwarz
Two lengthy scenes in the film feature uninhibited nudity; the first is a love scene when Patrick finally relents to Jannis’ persuasion. The second is when Mo, while sharing a shower cubicle with Patrick, learns that he isn’t strictly gay after all. She also discovers that someone had locked them from the outside and stolen their clothes. Mo begins to panic because it will be daylight soon, and she has a peculiar ailment that makes her allergic to sunlight.

Uninhibited nudity from Dominik Hartel, Julian Stampfer, and Julia Schwarz in Michael Satzinger’s Austrian romantic mystery, “Das Flüstern des Mondes” aka “Whispering Moon”.
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TR I love your stuff but I really don’t like the way that chick with the short hair, flat chest and a penis looks.
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Don’t shoot the messenger hoochimama – I’m only trying to be fair to the blog’s subject here. You never know – some may even like it.
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It is relevant to the blog’s subject, but there is a fine line when it comes to posting male nudity on a blog predominantly viewed by heterosexual men. I certainly don’t have a problem with seeing some stray penises here and there, but the gay love scene is definitely in danger of crossing that line.
I do really love the sequence with Ms. Schwarz, though, so that makes up for it.
Benovan – I could reply to your comment in a number of ways, but will choose the following two:
1) In stating that the blog is predominantly viewed by heterosexual men, you are tacitly acknowledging that a few may indeed be different. Most material featured in the blog too cater to heterosexual males, so isn’t it only fair that ‘different’ people are also considered once in a while.
2) Nowhere in the site have I even vaguely implied that this site is intended for heterosexual men. It is about nudity, and the sexuality is purely incidental, owing to the fact that nudity makes its appearance in film often due to sexual situations.
I did for a moment consider splitting the compilation into two for this post, but decided against it based on my way of looking at things – the way heterosexual film makers do when handling gay themes, or gay directors when exploring heterosexuality – with a sense of detachment, and looking at the broader picture.
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Hey now, I’m all for ‘different’ sensibilities being represented on here. I’m certain this blog’s readership contains more than just heterosexual males (I did choose the word “predominantly” on purpose), and I never meant to imply that this blog is or should be catered to heterosexual males.
For the record, I didn’t have a problem with this compilation, and I was mostly just echoing what hoochimama said, in that some of the content in this post isn’t exactly what many readers of this blog want to see. And that’s fine. Not every post needs to appeal to every reader. Like you said (and I already agreed) this video is relevant to the blog’s subject.