Uncle Vanya (1970 film)

For other uses, see Uncle Vanya (disambiguation).
Uncle Vanya
Directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy
Written by Anton Chekhov (play Uncle Vanya)
Andrey Konchalovskiy (screenplay)
Starring Irina Anisimova-Wulf
Sergei Bondarchuk
Vladimir Butenko
Irina Kupchenko
Yekaterina Mazurova
Irina Miroshnichenko
Nikolai Pastukhov
Innokenti Smoktunovsky
Vladimir Zeldin
Music by Alfred Shnitke
Cinematography Yevgeni Guslinsky
Georgi Rerberg
Edited by L. Pokrovskoi
Distributed by Mosfilm
Release dates
1970
Running time
104 minutes
Country Soviet Union
Language Russian

Uncle Vanya (Russian: Дядя Ваня, translit. Dyadya Vanya) is a 1970[1] film adaptation of the Anton Chekhov play of the same title and directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy.[2]

Plot summary

Serebryakov, a retired professor and his beautiful, much younger second wife, Yeléna, visit their country estate, which funds their urban lifestyle. Vanya, brother of the Professor's first wife, who manages the farm estate, and the local Doctor Astrov, both fall under Yelena's spell, while complaining of the endless ennui of their provincial existence. Astrov is an experienced physician who performs his job conscientiously, but has lost all idealism and spends much of his time drinking. Sofya, the Professor's daughter by his first wife, who works to keep the estate going with her uncle Vanya, meanwhile suffers from lack of esteem over what she sees as her own lack of beauty, and from an unrequited love for Dr. Astrov. Matters are brought to a head when the Professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sofya's home, to achieve a higher income for himself and his wife.

Cast

Critical reception

References

  1. "Uncle_Vanya_1970 : ays : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  2. "Dyadya Vanya | Bfi | Bfi". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  3. Canby, Vincent (1972-05-19). "Movie Review - Dyadya Vanya - The Screen: A Graceful 'Uncle Vanya'". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
  4. "Uncle Vanya Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26.

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