Day of the Full Moon (День полнолуния) 25 years old

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.

Credits

Vladimir Ilin as Rebrov

Andrei Panin as Captain

Filipp Yankovsky as Monk

Valeriy Priyomykhov as Script writer

Galina Anisimova as Vera

Day of the Full Moon Cast

Name	Character
Vladimir Ilin He was 60, 68 years old when he died	as Rebrov
Andrei Panin He was 36, 50 years old when he died	as Captain
Filipp Yankovsky He was 29, now 55 years old	as Monk
Valeriy Priyomykhov He was 54, 56 years old when he died	as Script writer
Galina Anisimova She was 69, 89 years old when she died	as Vera

Day of the Full Moon Crew

Name	Department
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy as Writer. He was 54 (now 80) years old	Writing
Karen Shakhnazarov as Director. He was 46 (now 71) years old	Directing
Karen Shakhnazarov as Writer. He was 46 (now 71) years old	Writing

Day of the Full Moon (25 years)

Release day: Saturday, August 29, 1998
Runtime: 93 minutes