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The Asthenic Syndrome (1989) on Netflix

NR19892h 33mDrama

Newly widowed Natasha walks out of her husband's funeral and turns on everyone she meets. Nikolai, a school teacher, keeps falling asleep at the worst possible moments.

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The film's first half follows Natasha, a doctor who stands at her husband's funeral, loses control, and is suddenly overcome by rage and despair. She leaves the grave, meets everyone she encounters with provocation and aggression, and resigns from her hospital job. Seeking sex with strangers, she drifts through encounters with men she does not know. The second half belongs to Nikolai, who teaches school; his pupils meet his lessons with indifference, and he keeps falling asleep in places where sleep is impossible: a cinema seat, the subway, a school meeting. The title names a medical condition, a state of total physical and mental exhaustion.

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