: The estate is populated by bizarre inhabitants, including talking animals, oversized engorged beasts, and a "stubby unicorn".

: Famous critic Pauline Kael dismissed it as "deadly" and "witless," arguing that Malle was too "sane" a director to successfully execute such a "crazy" film.

Upon its release, Black Moon was a "challenging anomaly" that deeply divided critics.

Often described as an apocalyptic reimagining of Alice in Wonderland , the film trades traditional narrative logic for "magical logic".

: Much of the film deals with Freudian themes of adolescent sexuality and shifting identities.