The Puppet Syndrome

The Puppet Syndrome

101 mins | Drama | Nov. 5, 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?

The Puppet Syndrome

101 mins | Drama | Nov. 5, 2015

The Puppet Syndrome
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?
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers Departures Film, Studio Third Rome, PCT Cinéma & Télévision, Rome #3 Studio
Original title Синдром Петрушки
Directors Elena Hazanova
Writers Dina Rubina, Alyona Alova

Cast

Evgeny Mironov

as Pyotr

Merab Ninidze

as Boris

Yuliya Marchenko

as Katya

Aleksandr Kuznetsov

as Petya in his youth

Alexey Lyubimov

as Boris in his youth

Alina Gvasaliya

as Liza in her youth

Era Ziganshina

as Vera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother

Alexey Vedernikov

as Eva's boyfriend

Filipp Ershov

as Petya's friend in his youth

Kirill Frolov

as Petya's friend in his youth

Artyom Fadeev

as Petya in his youth

Natalya Iokhvidova

as mathematic teacher

Zura Kipshidze

as Teddi