Soviet Union / Ukraine,
1990, 153 min
Directed by:
Kira MuratovaCinematography:
Владимир ПанковPlots(1)
Asthenic syndrome is a term for the feeling of fatigue, emptiness and weakness. These symptoms have afflicted Nikolay, a teacher with writing ambitions, and recently widowed doctor Natasha. This highly acclaimed film by Kira Muratova, containing both documentary roughness and surreal dramaturgy, offers a distinctive portrait of social and systemic break-up of Socialist regime at the end of the 1980s. (Summer Film School)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 1990 - Kira Muratova (Silver Bear Special Jury Prize)
- 1990 - Kira Muratova (Golden Bear for Best Film)