A Fun, but Bumpy, Road with “Onward"
While the film didn’t hit me as emotionally as I wanted it to, I still enjoyed it. I simply wish there was a little more, particularly with the world building.
The Puppet Syndrome (2015)
Since early childhood Peter has been obsessed with the world of puppets, but his greater obsession is with a real girl, Lisa. He crafts his perfect woman out of her. But Lisa isn't a docile marionette. She's a living human being and she rebels against her creator. Based on the critically-acclaimed, brilliant and poignant novel by one of the best contemporary Russian writers, Dina Rubina, "Petrushka Syndrome" is a multidimensional metaphor, where a sense of duality pervades everything. People and dolls, life and art, the Creator and the creation depend on one another. And where does one draw the line between them?
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Since early childhood Peter has been obsessed with the world of puppets, but his greater obsession is with a real girl, Lisa. He crafts his perfect woman out of her. But Lisa isn't a docile marionette. She's a living human being and she rebels against her creator. Based on the critically-acclaimed, brilliant and poignant novel by one of the best contemporary Russian writers, Dina Rubina, "Petrushka Syndrome" is a multidimensional metaphor, where a sense of duality pervades everything. People and dolls, life and art, the Creator and the creation depend on one another. And where does one draw the line between them?
Rating:R
Genre:Drama
Written By:Alyona Alova
In Theaters:12/23/2015
Box Office:
Runtime:101 minutes
Studio:Studio Third Rome, Departures Film, PCT Cinéma & Télévision, Rome №3 Studio
Cast
Elena Hazanova
Director
Evgeny Mironov
Pyotr
Chulpan Khamatova
Liza
Merab Ninidze
Boris
Yuliya Marchenko
Katya
Vladimir Seleznyov
Romka
Aleksandr Kuznetsov
Petya in his youth
Alexey Lyubimov
Boris in his youth
Alina Gvasaliya
Liza in her youth
Era Ziganshina
Vera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother
Alexey Vedernikov
Eva's boyfriend
Filipp Ershov
Petya's friend in his youth
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