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