Day of the Full Moon

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 29, 1998

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Russia

Production

Mosfilm,Kuryer Film Studio

Cast

Anna Germ,Andrei Panin,Yelena Koreneva,Vladimir Ilin,Valeriy Priyomykhov,Valeriy Storozhik,Valery Afanasyev,Galina Anisimova,Anna Sinyakina,Filipp Yankovskyand 24 more

Director

Karen Shakhnazarov

Writer

Aleksandr Borodyanskiy,Karen Shakhnazarov

Producer

Vladimir Dostal,Galina Shadur

Cinematography

Gennady Karyuk

Music

Anatoli Kroll

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0148059