Blue Moon (2025)

Blue Moon is a 2025 American biographical romantic comedy film directed by Richard Linklater from a screenplay by Robert Kaplow. The film is set to be released in the United States on October 17, 2025.

The film unfolds entirely over one night – at the premiere of Oklahoma! in New York, and focuses on the emotional crisis of lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke).

Set almost continuously at Sardi's, an iconic theater lounge, Hart, in a state of depression and alcoholism, meets up with old and new acquaintances after the premiere of his former partner Richard Rodgers' show. The film mixes dialogue and games with emotion, musings on love, creativity, and the destructive power of celebrity.

The film unfolds in real time, shot in just 15 days – a typical Linklater approach. The dialogue transforms the small bar scene into a theatrical scene, followed by a camera that leaves the viewer inside the atmosphere of audacity and melancholy. The entire look – from the subdued lighting to the retro 1943 setting – contributes to the feeling of an intimate testimony to human madness and creativity.

Blue Moon is not for quick emotions – this is a film that requires concentration and senses. This is a night that does not just show failure, but processes the soul of a person who has lost rhythm with time and ideas. If you want a cinema that speaks quietly but touches deeply – this is your choice.