"TheTuner"isMuratova"sbrilliantportrayalofasicksocietyonthevergeofcompletemoralcollapse.Herprotagonistsarethelittlepeoplesoremovedfromrealitythatattimestheyseemunrealistic,invented,andtheiractionsunmotivated.Intheend,theirweaknessandcrushingdefeatbythepettyconartistgivesthemmoralpowerthatvindicatest...