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La Cerisaie

1982 Drama, TV Movie

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The last vestiges of a family that has gone from cherry season to sorrow... Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who, upon returning from a trip to Paris, must face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after defaulting on her mortgage. In denial, she continues to live in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the magnificent cherry trees are chopped down by the new owner Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.

Details

Director

Peter Brook

Maurice Bénichou

Screenplay

Anton Chekhov

Cast

Niels Arestrup

Natasha Parry

Michel Piccoli

Release date

1/31/1982

Status

Released

Origin country

FR