The Asthenic Syndrome Page #3

Synopsis: In the old days it was called hypochrondria, or black melancholia. Now, apparently, it's termed the Asthenic Syndrome. Whatever it is, Nikolai, a teacher of epicly indifferent pupils, has got it, and it's not much fun. Worse yet, quite a few other people, even an entire society, seem to be afflicted with the same problem writ extremely large...
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Kira Muratova
  2 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Year:
1990
153 min
56 Views


-And cut some hands.

Don't push!

-Everyone's going crazy!

Stop pushing!

-It's enough for everyone!

Off your hands!

Give me the fish.

Give it to me!

Here's your change.

Me too!

Off your hands.

That one.

So, what's up?

Give me a good one.

Go away!

Don't push!

I have enough of you!

How much?

Don't give anything to him!

It wasn't his turn!

Move on!

Lady,

This fish is dirty!

It's dirty indeed!

-You can wash it at home.

I don't have running water at home.

Don't push!

A trick.

The ball is here, and it isn't...

Where's the ball?

"Our school had a very

successful development."

You know what?

I love dogs.

One day it came to my ears

The dog of a friend of mine

is about to give birth

And I book for a pup.

She says:

"Sure, I'd love to give you a pup."

They were so cute!

One was all black.

So lovely!

I ask her for that,

she says:
"He's yours."

In the meantime I brought

him some delicacies,

And also bought

him a feeding bottle.

And when the pup

is big enough,

She says:
"You know I've been

offered 30 rubles for that pup?"

When she said that

I really felt bad.

I said:
"No, thanks.

I don't have 30 rubles.

And I don't want your

little dog any more!"

High school in

our country is free,

compulsory

and universal.

The idea that all men are brothers

is foreign to the bourgeois,

But this doesn't mean

he's against friendship.

He may be friendly

toward his neighbor,

If that doesn't compromise

his wellbeing and serenity.

The principal trait of the

bourgeois is indifference

to public interests,

towards his fellows...

Unfortunately this indifference

seeps also into the best hearts.

Even more than indifference,

the individual's habit to stay in the corner.

Often indeed we stay in the corner

Because to help someone

may result in personal harm.

That vile attitude has to be

definitely eradicated.

An individual should be like a sun,

keeping warm those around.

Ivnikov, what are you looking

that's so interesting?

I'm counting the bourgeoises.

-Get up!

Here are your mates too,

you should respect them.

Respect is a feeling,

not a duty.

Get up.

You already are.

Why do you always chew

something at the lesson?

Why?

Why don't you tell me

what you think about me?

Masha! I know your book is

more interesting than the lesson,

but the exam

will be on other topic.

Masha knows that this book is more

interesting than the lesson.

The teacher is not pleased

That they will ask about this topic.

But he couldn't run away.

But Masha knows it by heart.

-Yes.

"If, after completing the school,

the pupil will want...

Better to write it down,

It will be easier

To memorize.

"If, after completing the school,

the pupil will want to go on with the studies,

it would be better to try

a real job beforehand.

You have all the time to think

about your future!

if you enroll to university

you'll know life in a deeper way."

Good, but I can't let you out.

If the didactic director finds out,

it will be troubles for us all.

Let me read you something.

What do

I have to do?

I want to know what

you think about it.

Who will give me a hint?

I want your opinion.

"Studying is light, smoke is wreck,

doubts are delirium."

Anyone else? Ivnikov!

He snatched a girl's bag,

but he couldn't run away.

Why do you stay silent?

Why don't you write anything?

Do you think you already know it all?

Why don't you take notes?

-I don't feel like.

Why are you here so?

-None of your business.

Go away, you're interrupting

the lesson. -Leave me alone.

I don't like to mess with it!

What a horror!

Terrible!

Crazy!

The A B C of good manners!

"A, B... C, D, E..."

Do you want to say something, Masha?

-We want to dictate.

OK.

"Our school achieved great

success in its development.

High school in our country is free,

mandatory for all.

Those who graduate will be

able to do anything,

Enroll into professional or

technical schools or into university.

Those who graduate will be

able to do anything,

Enroll into professional or

technical schools or in university.

If after completing the school the pupil

will want to go on with the studies,

it would be better to..."

Don't make noise

the next 5 minutes.

You have all the time

to think about your future!

Comrades, you're watching

the TV program "This amazing reality."

Good morning comrades.

We've shown you the documentary

"The mystery of the egg and the chicken",

Which deeply moved our audience.

We've been flooded by letters...

Come here, please!

Come here you all.

Don't be afraid to come closer.

Eat, food is good.

Come!

Is very good.

Come and don't push.

What a bad aunt,

She cheats the little ones!

Give it back to me, auntie!

Good Misha.

Take it.

Go, take it.

You're evil!

Beautiful shoe!

You're dirt behind your knee.

It stinks.

Let's go!

-What are you doing?

I'm tired.

You're evil!

Leave him alone.

Stop, he's sick.

-You are!

Stop!

Stop it!

Help!

Bad girls!

Help!

I'll kill you!

You filth!

Go away!

Stop it, shut up!

Shut up, you wretch!

Go away!

Goat!

Let's play.

They went away,

It's all right.

Write, good boy.

Here.

You're a kind person.

-You need 100% of presences?

You misunderstood me!

Beautiful!

He misunderstood.

"I cannot sit, I cannot stand,

I can but hang myself!"

Nobody understands me,

Can you tell me why?

I don't drink.

-Can you tell me why?

Put it in its place.

Here's my little ones!

Here's to you.

Thanks, daddy.

Lower the volume!

You filthy!

You wretch!

Dirty beast!

Where do you think you're going?

Come here.

You can't hide.

Stop it daddy!

Go away!

How dare you?

You're filth!

Wretch!

I hope you hurt yourself.

So maybe you'll finally fix that.

-Good afternoon, Galina Vladimirovna!

You just woke up?

And where did you sleep?

Good morning!

Good evening.

-As you like it.

Do you want to eat something?

-I don't feel like it.

Meatballs are ready,

you just have to fry them.

No, just a cup of coffee.

Sure, to fry meatballs

is a woman's chore.

Anechka is busier than you.

Why you neglect your man's chores?

Or it is our task to fix

the pavement too?

Why you're trying so hard

to be a typical mother-in-law?

I don't want to,

you make me do it.

I swear, in a week I'll bring

a squad of carpenters,

But please don't

annoy me these days,

I asked for a week off work,

without pay.

What are you saying?

Who will bring home the money?

These holidays of yours will be

on my and Anechka's pockets.

I just want to work

without disturbances.

I have never the time

to do anything.

How much is it

for a week of tranquility?

I'll pay it to you.

Otherwise I won't write a word.

This is not the meatballs.

-Hear this.

"I feel my limits,

I see where my goodness

stops and I become a beast,

Where I shut my eyes

so I won't see...

Where I don't want to understand,

where I shut my eyes not to see.

Money, rage and intolerance have

power on me as on the meanest of men.

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