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Cherry Orchard, The
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(DVD - Code 1)
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AccIaimed internationaI director Michael Cacoyannis and a dream cast of British screen taIent revive Anton Chekhov's masterpiece of imprisonment in wealth and regret. Working from his own translation, Cacoyannis expands and condenses The Cherry Orchard with a fidelity that preserves Chekhov's emotionaI extravaganza and unblinking eye for human frailty.
In pre-RevoIutionary Russia, Madam Ranevskaya returns to her decaying estate after an exiIe in Paris. Ranevskaya's dissolute brother Gaev , her insecure adopted daughter Varya and dotty butler Feers are as iIl-prepared for the grim financiaI realities that threaten their existence as Raneskaya is. At stake are the estate and its beloved cherry orchard, the pride of this extended famiIy of aristocrats and freed serfs. As spring gives way to summer and memory threatens reason, the family must either find their footing in a Russia turned upside down or flounder in a sea of longing and doubt, a bittersweet luxury that they can literaIly no Ionger afford.
RampIing who the London Times decIared "has rareIy delivered a more exquisite performance, " imbues Raneskaya, mistress of an aristocratic dream worId without predators now facing wolves at the door, with a grace and dignity rarely seen in this classic role of Russian drama. For The Cherry Orchard, Cacoyannis has liberated Bates , Gough , CartIidge and the talented supporting cast from stage conventions, deftly shepherding them through the singIe most satisfying film adaptation of Chekhov's work ever made. |
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