Mournful Unconcern

Mournful Unconcern

1987
1h 50m
4.3

4.3/10

13 votes • View on IMDb
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. A large group of family and friends have gathered at this country house to dance, drink, and converse. Their conversation, in particular, is adorned with erudite literary references and quotations. Despite their apparent refinement, their preoccupations are simple: sex and violence. Disquieting images break the tranquility of the vacationers' inappropriate idyll: some of these include documentary footage of starving African children, images (both real and re-enacted) of George Bernard Shaw going about his daily life, and a corpse coming to life on an autopsy table, only to cheapen that miracle by scolding a group of women. The music used in the film ironically points to its disturbing message and is uniformly anachronistic.

Status: Released

Language: RU

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lenfilm
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Russian

Quick Facts

Original Title Скорбное бесчувствие
Release Date February 1, 1987
Status Released
Language RU
IMDb ID tt0124127

Cast

Ramaz Chkhikvadze
Ramaz Chkhikvadze

Shotover

Alla Osipenko
Alla Osipenko

Ariadne

Dmitry Bryantsev
Dmitry Bryantsev

Hector

Tatiana Yegorova
Tatiana Yegorova

Hesione

Irina Sokolova
Irina Sokolova

Guinness's nurse

Vladimir Zamanskiy
Vladimir Zamanskiy

Madzini

Tatiana Yegorova
Tatiana Yegorova

Vadim Zhuk
Vadim Zhuk

Ilya Rivin
Ilya Rivin

Vladimir Dmitriev
Vladimir Dmitriev

Виктория Юриздицкая
Виктория Юриздицкая

Элли

Key Crew

George Bernard Shaw
Writer
Aleksandr Sokurov
Director
Yuriy Arabov
Writer