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Inthetitleofthisfilmwehavethediagnosisofamentalillness.ThetitleofGeorgeBernardShaw'splayHeartbreakHouseisaformula-symbolintroducedbythegreatBritishwitinordertodescribeEuropebeforetheFirstWorldWar.TheRussianfilmmakerdiscernedandbrilliantlydevelopedRussianChekhovianrootsoftheplayinhissaturatedwithassociationscinematographiccomposition.ThiswasafeastofSokurov'simaginationandananthologyofalmostallofhisdevisestobesubsequentlydeveloped.Hereonecouldfindamodelofaset,closelyimitatingtherealsurrounding,documentaryshotsjuxtaposedtothedeformedimage,amaskofShawhimself,andnon-professionalperformersnexttothecelebratedGeorgianactorRamazTchkhickvadze.<br/> Thefilmhadscandalizedthepowersthatbeasearlyasduringtheprocessofproductionwhichhadbeenseveraltimesinterruptedandbannedbyvariousstructuresofofficialdom—untilthefilmwaseventuallyreleasedinthebeginningofPerestroika,in1987.Perhapsnowadaysoneofthemostimportantforthedirectorthemes—thedefenselessnessofman,hidinginthehouseasinacocoonintheattempttoevadethehorrorsofhistoryandtheproblemsofexistence—soundsmorearticulatelythanever.Andthedefense—science,technic,culture—civilization—maycrashanytimeandcrush'proud'humankind.<br/> ThefilmtookpartinthecompetitionprogramoftheXXXVIIInternationalCinemaFestivalinWesternBerlinin1988andgotFIPRESSIawardattheXVInternationalFestivalinMoscowandSpecialawardinthememoryofAndreiTarkovsky(1987).
