The Asthenic Syndrome
Encyclopedia
The Asthenic Syndrome is a 1990 Soviet
drama film
directed by Kira Muratova
. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival
where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
.
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Kira Muratova
Kira Muratova
Kira Muratova is a Soviet and Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and actress. She was born in 1934 in Soroca, Bessarabia, Romania . She was born to a Romanian mother and a Russian father. Muratova is known for her unusual and original directorial style...
. It was entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival
40th Berlin International Film Festival
The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 1990.-Jury:* Michael Ballhaus * Margaret Ménégoz * Vadim Abdrashitov* Suzana Amaral* Steven Bach* Roberto Benigni* Lívia Gyarmathy...
where it won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize
Jury Grand Prix
The Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...
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Cast
- Olga Antonova as Natasha
- Sergei Popov as Nikolai
- Galina Zakhurdayeva as Masha (Blonde)
- Natalya Buzko as Masha (Brunette)
- Aleksandra Svenskaya as Teacher
- Pavel Polishchuk as Iunikov
- Natalya Ralleva as Mother
- Galina Kasperovich as Nikolai's Wife
- Viktor Aristov as School Principal
- Nikolai Semyonov as Head Doctor
- Oleg Shkolnik
- Vera Storozheva
- Aleksandr Chernykh
- Leonid Kushnir