Day of the Full Moon

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.

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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