Day of the Full Moon
4.6
1998
1h 33m
Drama
Day of the Full Moon, a series of vignettes from Russia past and present, summons the spirit of Ophuls’ La Ronde, Altman’s Nashville and Short Cuts, and the time-shifting strategies of Resnais (Mon Oncle d’Amérique) to tell provocative, connected stories illustrating the waltz of years and whim of memory. In 1948, a young man, a boy, and a waiter are captivated during the full moon by a mysterious woman in a lilac dress. The effects of this event ripple across the years, washing over more than 80 characters, including a disc jockey, a fairy princess, a gangster, Alexander Pushkin, and a nostalgic dog. But which of these are dreams, and which reality? Director Shakhnazarov continues his career-long focus on the intersection of past and present with this mysterious, exhilarating mosaic of humankind, which in the end both seduces and satisfies.
Key Crew
Director
Karen Shakhnazarov
Producers
Vladimir Dostal
Writers
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Karen Shakhnazarov
Cinematography
Gennady Karyuk
Music
Anatoli Kroll
Cast (34)
Anna Germ
Woman in purple
Andrei Panin
Captain
