The Puppet Syndrome (2015)
The story of an all-consuming passion between a creator and his creation.
2015-11-05
Germany, Russia, Switzerland
101 Min.
PG-13
Overview
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?
Cast
Pyotr
Liza
Boris
Katya
Romka
Petya in his youth
Boris in his youth
Liza in her youth
Vera Leopoldovna, Borya's grandmother
Eva's boyfriend
Petya's friend in his youth
Petya's friend in his youth