

Day of the Full Moon
Drama
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1998-08-29
Runtime:
1h 33m
Director:
Karen Shakhnazarov
Writer:
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Karen Shakhnazarov
Top Cast

Anna Germ
Woman in purple

Andrei Panin
Captain

Yelena Koreneva
Zoya

Vladimir Ilin
Rebrov

Valeriy Priyomykhov
Script writer

Valeriy Storozhik
Director

Valery Afanasyev
Egor

Galina Anisimova
Vera

Anna Sinyakina
Call girl

Filipp Yankovsky
Monk

Andrey Lebedev
man from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Olga Sidorova
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