The Asthenic Syndrome

Astenicheskiy sindrom

1989 153 min. Soviet Union Kira Muratova

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16apr17:15- 19:45The Asthenic SyndromeFirst Screening17:15 - 19:45 Cinesa El Muelle Screen 4E:DÉJÀ VU


18apr20:00- 22:30The Asthenic SyndromeLast Screening20:00 - 22:30 Cinesa El Muelle Screen 4E:DÉJÀ VU


Director
Kira Muratova

Screenplay
Kira Muratova, Sergey Popov, Alexander Chemykh

Cinematography
Vladimir Pankov

Editing
Valentina Oleynik

Sound
Yelena Demidova

Producer
Micha Lampert

Production
Odessa Film Studio [UA]

Cast
Olga Antonova, Sergey Popov, Galina Zakhurdaeva, Natalya Buzko, Aleksandra Svenskaya

Synopsis
Split into two parts focusing on the stories of a doctor and a teacher. In the first one, a woman who recently buried her husband comes across people like her, who are on the verge of a nervous breakdown. In the second one, a man develops asthenic syndrome: he falls asleep in the most inappropriate situations

Format
DCP, Color, B&W

World Sales-Distribution
Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre

Filmography
Kira Muratova
ROMANIA (now MOLDAVIA) (1934-2018)

SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
2012 VECHNOYE VOZVRASHCHENIYE / ETERNAL HOMECOMING
2004 NASTROYSHCHIK / THE TUNER
1989 ASTENICHESKIY SINDROM / THE ASTHENIC SYNDROME
1971 DOLGIE PROVODY / THE LONG FAREWELL
1967 KOROTKIE VSTRECHI / BRIEF ENCOUNTERS

Festivals
Berlin

Notes
Spanish Premiere

Restored Print
Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre

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