If you loved The Asthenic Syndrome, try The Long Farewell

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Both films are directed by Kira Muratova, and they both carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Asthenic Syndrome, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Long Farewell is

A Soviet family unravels when a son returns from summer with his father speaking perfect English and wearing Western clothes. The mother grapples with his transformation while clinging to old routines. Muratova frames quiet domestic rifts with ironic precision, a 1980s snapshot where ideology leaks through everyday gestures.

If you loved The Asthenic Syndrome, try The Long Farewell

The Asthenic Syndrome

The Long Farewell

What they share

What The Long Farewell is

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If you loved The Asthenic Syndrome, try The Long Farewell

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What they share

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