Mournful Unconcern (Скорбное бесчувствие) 37 years old

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.

Credits

Ramaz Chkhikvadze as Shotover

Alla Osipenko as Ariadne

Dmitry Bryantsev as Hector

Irina Sokolova as Guinness's nurse

Tatiana Egorova as Hesione

Mournful Unconcern Cast

Name	Character
Ramaz Chkhikvadze He was 58, 83 years old when he died	as Shotover
Alla Osipenko She was 54, now 92 years old	as Ariadne
Dmitry Bryantsev He was 39, 57 years old when he died	as Hector
Irina Sokolova She was 30, now 67 years old	as Guinness's nurse
Tatiana Egorova She was 16, 42 years old when she died	as Hesione

Mournful Unconcern Crew

Name	Department
Aleksandr Sokurov as Director. He was 35 (now 73) years old	Directing
Yuriy Arabov as Writer. He was 32 (now 70) years old	Writing
Sergey Yurizditskiy as Director of Photography. He was 39 (now 77) years old	Camera

Mournful Unconcern (37 years)

Release day: Sunday, February 01, 1987
Runtime: 110 minutes