Day of the Full Moon
1998 · 93 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 385 VOTES · DIR. Karen Shakhnazarov
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 241 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 Kurier Film Studios
00:03:37 Hi.
00:04:22 - Maternal or paternal grandpa? - Paternal.
00:05:22 But his great grandfather was a count. His grandad, the director of the Mariinsky Theater.
00:15:49 Petrarch
00:18:45 For there is no other alternative today.
00:26:35 Come on, isn't she cute?
00:31:22 Fire.
00:36:08 Too bad. Maybe next time.
00:42:51 call Natasha now.
00:46:26 - What do you mean? - It won't be pushed in.
00:50:01 Main thing is that there'll be no war.
00:54:34 - Women do that sometimes. - Oh, please!
00:56:07 I can't come. The weather's fine.
00:57:51 So that no one would know where he was buried.
01:04:02 - Hi. - Hi, Zoya.
01:06:01 If only I could get on television!
01:07:28 Just that.
01:10:24 Can I have a dance?
01:14:10 - Where are you heading? - Caucasus. To fight the Turks.
01:17:59 Okay.
01:22:49 One customer ordered an ice cream. The buffet girl was counting money.