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Puppet Syndrome

Captivating and impressively performed

Kino Kultura
  • Archive - Festival 32
  • Director: Elena Hazanov
  • Russia, Germany, Switzerland 98
  • 2015 minutes
  • Russian
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Since early childhood Peter has been obsessed with the world of puppets, but his greater obsession is with a girl named Lisa. He crafts his perfect woman out of her. But Lisa is a real woman. She’d never submit to him completely. Their love is tested in the most brutal way - by the death of their son born with a severe genetic disease nicknamed Happy Puppet Syndrome. As Lisa suffers, Peter creates himself a new muse - a sophisticated doll, Alice, a hauntingly identical copy of Lisa. Peter has to make a choice: Lisa or Alice? Life or art? Peter matches his talent against Fate, and wins his own happiness.
Filmography: Sam (2014), La traductrice (2006), Love Express (2004).

The director will be attending the screening on October 22nd.

 


  • Director Elena Hazanov
  • Production Alexandre Novine, Pierre-André Thiébaud, Anna Katchko, Undine Filter, Dmitriy Aronin
  • Script Alena Alova
  • Cinematography Aziz Zhambakiev
  • Editing Daniel Gibel, Sergei Ivanov
  • Music Nicolas Rabaeus
  • Festivals Munich, Sofia, Sochi
  • Actors Evgueni Mironov, Chulpan Khamatova, Merab Ninidze
  • Source Studio Third Rome, Moscow

Puppet Syndrome