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Mournful Unconcern (Russian: Скорбное бесчувствие, translit. Skorbnoye beschuvstviye) is the third produced film by Alexander Sokurov, completed in 1983, but the fourth released one, as it was banned by Soviet authorities until perestroika in 1987.
Mournful Unconcern: Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov. With Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Alla Osipenko, Irina Sokolova, Tatyana Yegorova. Family and friends gather in a decadent house to party. Despite their delusive distinction a raw passion for sex and violence comes to light.
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- Drama
- Aleksandr Sokurov
- 1987-04
Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov. Starring Ramaz Chkhikvadze, Alla Osipenko, Irina Sokolovna, Tatyana Yegorova, Vladimir Zamanskiy. Original title Skorbnoye Beschuvstviye. Based on the play "Heartbreak House" by George Bernard Shaw. Russian language with optional English subtitles.
- 92 min
Overview. The action in this lavishly produced film takes place at an oddly ark-shaped mansion during World War I, and in spirit (although not in story) it reflects the play which inspired it, the ferociously antiwar Heartbreak House by George Bernard Shaw.
Mournful Unconcern is the third produced film by Alexander Sokurov, completed in 1983, but the fourth released one, as it was banned by Soviet authorities until perestroika in...
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A large group of family and friends have gathered at this country house to dance, drink, and converse. Despite their apparent refinement, their preoccupations are simple: sex and violence.
