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AstheniaAsthenia Soviet Union DramaDark comedy filmsDramaFeatureFeature FilmForeign language films RussianSoviet Union Social life and customs 1970-1991 Drama
Directed by: Kira Muratova, Sergeĭ Popov
Overview
A film within a film, the first in black and white, the second in color. The first story follows Natasha, a doctor who finds living alone difficult to cope with when her husband dies. At the end we see the audience that has been watching the film and go on, in color, to learn about Nikolai, a school teacher, who also suffers from asthenia. This tragicomedy