Underplayed Gems

Uncle Vanya (1970)

Uncle Vanya poster
Original title
Дядя Ваня
Directed by
Andrei Konchalovsky
Genre
drama film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man visits his brother-in-law's country estate and becomes entangled in unrequited love and resentment. The family confronts their wasted ambitions and unhappy relationships over the course of a summer.

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What happens

Uncle Vanya (Russian: Дядя Ваня, romanized: Dyadya Vanya) is a 1970 film adaptation of the 1899 Anton Chekhov play of the same title and directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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