Uncle Vanya (1970 film)
| Uncle Vanya | |
|---|---|
Alfred Shnitke | |
| Distributed by | Mosfilm |
Release date | 1970 |
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Uncle Vanya (
Plot summary
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Serebryakov, a retired professor and his beautiful, much younger second wife, Yelena, 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.
Differences from play
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Cast
- Innokenti Smoktunovskyas Ivan "Uncle Vanya" Voinitsky
- Sergei Bondarchuk as Dr. Mikhail Lvovich Astrov
- Irina Kupchenko as Sofia "Sonya" Aleksandrovna Serebryakova
- Irina Miroshnichenko as Helena (Yelena) Andreevna Serebryakova
- Irina Anisimova-Wulf as Mariya Vasilievna Voinitskaya
- Yekaterina Mazurova as Marina Timofeyevna
- Nikolai Pastukhov as Iliya Ilich Telyegin
- Vladimir Zeldin as Professor Aleksandr Vladimirovich Serebryakov
Critical reception
- The New York Times wrote, "this "Uncle Vanya" is an exceedingly graceful, beautifully acted production that manages to respect Chekhov as a man of his own time, as well as what I would assume to be the Soviet view of Chekhov as Russia's saddest, gentlest, funniest and most compassionate revolutionary playwright...For the most part, the film proceeds at Chekhov's own pace as the camera, which has the presence of a household intimate, follows the action in close-up, sometimes overhearing scenes from adjoining rooms, sometimes, as if by chance, becoming so involved in the action that it doesn't remember to give us an establishing shot until a scene is almost completed...Because there have been so few screen adaptations of Chekhov's plays seen here, it doesn't mean as much as I wish it did to say that the new Russian film version of "Uncle Vanya," which opened yesterday at the Regency Theater, is probably the best filmed Chekhov I've ever seen."[4]
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Soundtrack
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References
- ^ "Andrey Konchalovsky Official Website".
- ^ "Uncle_Vanya_1970 : ays : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "Dyadya Vanya | Bfi | Bfi". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (1972-05-19). "Movie Review - Dyadya Vanya - The Screen: A Graceful 'Uncle Vanya'". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- ^ "Uncle Vanya Review". Movies.tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
- Napierkowski, Marie Rose (1998). "Uncle Vanya: Introduction". Drama for Students. Vol. V. Detroit: Gale. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
External links
- Uncle Vanya at IMDb
- Uncle Vanya at Rotten Tomatoes
- Uncle Vanya is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
- Uncle Vanya at AllMovie
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