Day of the Full Moon (Russian: День полнолуния, romanized: Den polnoluniya) is a 1998 parable drama film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. It premiered on television on November 2, 1998, on TNT.
| Day of the Full Moon | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Karen Shakhnazarov |
| Written by | Alexander Borodyansky Karen Shakhnazarov |
| Produced by | Vladimir Dostal Galina Shadur |
| Starring | Anna Germ Andrei Panin Elena Koreneva Natalya Fateyeva Vladimir Ilyin |
| Cinematography | Gennady Karyuk |
| Music by | Anatoly Kroll |
Production companies | Mosfilm Studio Courier Studio |
Release date | 1998 |
Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country |  Russia |
Plot
editThe film unfolds as a series of episodes from the lives of different people across various eras. It lacks a singular protagonist or a cohesive narrative thread. Instead, the movie is structured like a kaleidoscope of scenes where reality intertwines with romantic memories. The harsh, almost naturalistic visuals transform into a poetic journey through time and space.
Set at the end of the 20th century, the film presents a collection of seemingly unrelated individuals reenacting life scenarios. Unbeknownst to them, their actions ripple through time, affecting strangers' lives.
The film features "new Russians" caught in yet another violent conflict, a popular DJ hosting a late-night broadcast, an elderly Uzbek man explaining to his grandson where Genghis Khan is buried, a successful hitman, Princess Olshanskaya, a mysterious monk named Taisiy, an international diplomat, and even Alexander Pushkin himself, who meets a beautiful Kalmyk woman on his journey to Erzurum.
Cast
edit- Anna Germ as Woman in Purple
- Andrei Panin as Captain
- Elena Koreneva as Zoya
- Vladimir Ilyin as Rebrov
- Valery Priyomykhov as Screenwriter
- Valery Storozhik as Oleg Nikolayevich, Director
- Valery Afanasyev as Yegor, Businessman
- Galina Anisimova as Vera
- Anna Sinyakina as Call Girl / Dead Princess Olshanskaya
- Filipp Yankovsky as Monk
- Nikolay Chindyaykin as Slava
- Nadezhda Vasilyeva as Borte
- Aleksei Shevchenkov as Nikolai, Waiter
- Vasily Zotov as Young Man in Restaurant
- Andrei Tsygankov as Killer
- Natalya Fateyeva as Railroad Inspector
- Fyodor Sukhov as Valera
- Efim Alexandrov as Diplomat's Friend
- Yevgeny Stychkin as A. S. Pushkin
- Villor Kuznetsov as Aged Waiter
- Andrei Lebedev as Ivanov, Foreign Minister
- Maxim Lagashkin as Guy in the Courtyard
- Oksana Timanovskaya as Irina
- Yelena Shevaldykina as Natasha from Vladivostok
- Malcolm McDowell as Train Driver (uncredited)
- Gennady Khrapunkov in a cameo
- Dmitry Osipov as Conference Speaker
- Alexander Robak as Seryoga
Crew
edit- Director: Karen Shakhnazarov
- Writers: Karen Shakhnazarov, Alexander Borodyansky
- Cinematographer: Gennady Karyuk
- Composer: Anatoly Kroll
- Art Director: Lyudmila Kusakova
- Producers: Vladimir Dostal, Galina Shadur
Awards and nominations
edit- Special Prize and Special Mention by the FIPRESCI jury at the 33rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic, 1998).[1]
- Presidential Council Prize at the 9th Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival (1998).
- Nika Award for Best Screenplay to Alexander Borodyansky and Karen Shakhnazarov (1999).
References
edit- ^ Rabinowitz, Mark (July 14, 1998). "Karlovy Vary Winners; Festival of Unknowns; and Long Island Lineup". IndieWire. Archived from the original on March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
External links
edit- Day of the Full Moon at IMDb
- Day of the Full Moon at the Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema (archived)
- Film Day of the Full Moon in the Mosfilm online cinema
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