简介：UkrainianfilmmakerKiraMuratovaoffersadarklycomicallookateverydaycrueltyinthesethreesavagetales.Thefirst,"BoilerRoomNo.6"isbasedonastorybyYevgenyGolubenkoandtakesplacewithinablue-tintedboilerroomwhereapanic-strickenresidentofacommunalapartmenthasdraggedthebodyofhisneighbor,ayoungwomanhekilledoveranargumentaboutabarofsoap.Therehebeseechesthetalkativepoet,whotendsthemassivefurnace,tohelphimdisposeofthebody.Thenearlysurreal"Ophelia,"thesecondstory,centersonthevengeanceofthetitlewoman,ablondebeautywhoworksinamaternityhospital.Onedayshesneaksintoarecordsroomandlearnsthenamesofeverymotherintownwhohasgivenababyupforadoption.Opheliawasoneofthesebabiesandsheisstillangry.Shefindsoneofthemothersandstranglesher.Shethenfindsherownbiologicalmotherandpushesheroffadock.Thethirdvignette,"TheMaidenandDeath"followsawinsomelittlegirlwhotiresofbeingconstantlyadmonishedbyherwell-meaning,butwearisome,paralyzedgrandfather.Hesaystheword"no"oncetoooftenandsheretaliatesbyslippingratpoisonintohistea.~SandraBrennan,AllMovieGuide…