"TheTuner"isMuratova%27sbrilliantportrayalofasicksocietyonthevergeofcompletemoralcollapse.Herprotagonistsarethelittlepeoplesoremovedfromrealitythatattimestheyseemunrealistic’invented’andtheiractionsunmotivated.Intheend’theirweaknessandcrushingdefeatbythepettyconartistgivesthemmoralpowerthatvindicatestheirsocialmarginality...
