Day of the Full Moon

4.6

93m

1998

6+

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.

Starring

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

Directed By

Karen Shakhnazarov